Fear | Chapter Four

02/08/21 • 70 min

How do you conquer a country by telephone? How do you invade a free nation without firing a shot? With a different kind of weapon - Fear.

Now that Hitler had consolidated power in Germany, he began to look beyond his borders to Austria, his home country.

A tragic chapter in the rise of Nazi Germany, where fear was used to intimidate, bully, and threaten others into submission.

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How do you conquer a country by telephone? How do you invade a free nation without firing a shot? With a different kind of weapon - Fear.

Now that Hitler had consolidated power in Germany, he began to look beyond his borders to Austria, his home country.

A tragic chapter in the rise of Nazi Germany, where fear was used to intimidate, bully, and threaten others into submission.

Want the complete story? The complete version of How to Start a War is now available on Audible, Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get audiobooks.

Listen to the full story as originally intended with new entire chapters, better sound design, a new introduction connecting this story to our world today, and much more.

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Long Knives | Chapter Three

Insurrection, from the inside out. Hitler's quest for power did not end when he was made Chancellor. A villain put into a position of power was only the first step of a brutal, murderous consolidation of power. A dark chapter of betrayal, deception, and how a government official uses violence to transform himself into a dictator.

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Appeasement | Chapter Five

What are the obligations of powerful nations to keep peace? What level of sacrifice is acceptable for the greater good? Is it permissible to destroy one small country to save ten large ones?

These are the questions that Neville Chamberlain and the leaders of the great powers of Europe would have to wrestle with in this chapter of How To Start A War.

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