Table of Contents
Munich, 1923-1924: Cast of Characters xv
Prologue xix
Part I The Beer Hall
1 Bürgerbräukeller 3
2 Starving Trillionaires 11
3 Four Bullets 17
4 German Ulysses 21
5 "Loud, Raw, and Screeching" 28
6 Sparkling Metropolis 32
7 Harvard's Gift 41
8 The New Regime 46
9 "Safely Delivered" 49
10 Counter-Putsch 56
11 Initiative 61
12 Barbarian Hordes 66
13 Midnight in Munich 71
14 Ordinance No. 264 76
15 "I Am Not a Coward" 79
16 Hour of Decision 83
17 In the Courtyard 89
18 Hitler's Foreign Legion 93
19 Blood Land 98
20 Flight 105
21 Hostage Ordeal 110
22 New November Criminals 114
23 Testament 118
24 Curtains 126
25 Trials Before the Trial 133
Part II The Courtroom
26 "We Will Not Hurt Germany!" 147
27 Defendant Hitler 155
28 Confessions and Distortions 164
29 Behind Closed Doors 172
30 The Defense Attacks 179
31 A Masterpiece of Ignorance 184
32 Cup of Bitterness 191
33 Dr. Frick 197
34 First Witnesses 202
35 The Prosecutor's Misfortunes 209
36 Priorities 214
37 "Peculiar Gentlemen" 219
38 A Dangerous Game 224
39 Avoiding the Rubble 230
40 Day Thirteen 236
41 A Putsch, Not a Putsch 242
42 Blow-Up 247
43 Hints 252
44 Hitler's Bodyguard Takes the Stand 256
45 Volte-Face 261
46 'Good Times for Traitors" 266
47 From Munich to Valhalla 273
48 Final Words 279
49 Endings and Beginnings 286
50 Nomen Est Omen 291
Part III Prison
51 Caesar in Cell 7 303
52 Face-to-Face 310
53 Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice 317
54 "A Perpetual Danger" 324
Epilogue 333
Acknowledgment 337
Notes and Sources 341
Illustration Credits 437
Index 439