The rudimentary facts of the Beer Hall Putsch are well known. The myth and conjecture they have generated are now replaced by detailed evidence in Harold Gordon's history, a thorough analysis of the events leading up to the Putsch, the ideologies and people struggling for power in Bavaria in 1923, the Putsch itself, and its aftermath.

Originally published in 1972.

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Harold J. Gordon

• Frontmatter,
• Preface,
• Contents,
• List of Illustrations and Maps,
• 1. The New Wind in Bavarian Politics,
• 2. Traditional Parties, Political Pressure Groups, and the Press,
• 3. The NSDAP,
• 4. The Patriotic Bands,
• 5. The Bavarian Police and the Political Situation,
• 6. The Reichswehr and the Political Situation in Bavaria,
• 7. The Bavarian Government,
• 8. The Opening Volleys-January to September,
• 9. Kahr and his Five-Front War,
• 10. The Coming of the Putsch,
• 11. Night of Confusion,
• 12. Day of Decision,
• 13. The Putsch Outside München,
• 14. The Putsch in the Balance,
• 15. The Popular Reaction to the Putsch,
• 16. The Immediate Reaction of the Verbande, the Pressure Groups, and the Left,
• 17. The Putsch and the Reich,
• 18. The Fate of the Putschist Leaders,
• 19. The Government and the Aftermath of the Putsch,
• 20. The Reichswehr and the Police After the Putsch,
• 21. The New Government and its Policies,
• 22. The Interim Racist Movement,
• 23. The Verbände Beyond Hitler's Orbit,
• 24. The Balance Sheet,
• Appendix,
• List of Abbreviations,
• Critical Bibliography,
• Index,