{"product_id":"the-order-of-the-day","title":"The Order of the Day","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by NPR, \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2017 Goncourt Prize, this behind-the-scenes account of the manipulation, hubris, and greed that together led to Nazi Germany’s annexation of Austria brilliantly dismantles the myth of an effortless victory and offers a dire warning for our current political crisis.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eFebruary 20, 1933, an unremarkable day during a harsh Berlin winter: A meeting of twenty-four German captains of industry and senior Nazi officials is being held in secret in the plush lounge of the Reichstag. They are there to extract funds for the accession to power of the National Socialist Party and its Chancellor. This opening scene sets a tone of consent that will lead to the worst possible repercussions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMarch 12, 1938, the annexation of Austria is on the agenda: A grotesque day intended to make history—the newsreels capture a motorized army on the move, a terrible, inexorable power. But behind Goebbels’s splendid propaganda, an ersatz Blitzkrieg unfolds, the Panzers breaking down en masse on the roads into Austria. The true behind-the-scenes account of the \u003ci\u003eAnschluss\u003c\/i\u003e—a patchwork of minor flourishes of strength and fine words, fevered telephone calls, and vulgar threats—all reveal a starkly different picture. It is not strength of character or the determination of a people that wins the day, but rather a combination of intimidation and bluff.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith this vivid, compelling history, Éric Vuillard warns against the peril of willfully blind acquiescence, and offers a reminder that, ultimately, the worst is not inescapable.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50973001646368,"sku":"9781590519691","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781590519691.jpg?v=1764180797","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/the-order-of-the-day","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}