Jean Marabini's 'A Vida Quotidiana' series details daily life in Nazi Berlin

The French publishing house Hachette launched the "A Vida Quotidiana" collection in 1938, producing more than 300 volumes before ending the series in 2004. Volume 44, released in 1985, was authored by French historian and journalist Jean Marabini and examined everyday life in Berlin during Adolf Hitler's regime. The work discusses the fragmented Reichswehr, the role of Gustav Noske – a Weimar‑era Social Democratic politician and first Defence Minister – and the right‑wing paramilitary groups that operated under the Nazi government.

Marabini also contributed earlier to the series with a 1965 volume on daily life in Russia during the October Revolution, highlighting his broader interest in how ordinary existence is shaped by totalitarian upheavals.