Here in this one volume are collected nearly all Trotsky's writings on the situation in Germany from 1930 to 1940. Most have been out of print since shortly after their first publication in this country. Yet scholars of the question agree that Trotsky's work is vital for anyone trying to understand the phenomenon of fascism and the paradox of fascism's rise to power ina country where it was outvoted and outnumbered by the workers - who were its first victims.