The Fourth Reich: The Specter of Nazism from World War II to the Present, by Gavriel D. Rosenfeld

Book of the week: Fears that something fascist-like will rise again permeate the moment, writes Robert Eaglestone

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February 28, 2019

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February 28, 2019

Robert Eaglestone

Twitter: @BobEaglestone

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Fear and loathing: the National Socialist Movement, one of the largest neo-Nazi groups in the US, hold a swastika burning after a rally on 21 April 2018 in Draketown, Georgia

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