How West Germany rode the storm

How exceptional was West Germany's politics and prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s compared to other western European countries and what became of its Far Right? In this episode of Black's History Week, Professor Jeremy Black discusses German exceptionalism with The Critic's deputy editor, Graham Stewart.

Photo shows a newsstand in West Berlin's Kurfuerstendamm during night time, 1955. (Photo by Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)