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The Proud Shall Stumble

Germany after the First World War is battered, humiliated, and close to economic and social collapse. Jobs are hard to find, bread has become a luxury, and money has lost nearly all its worth. Many citizens have lost the confidence and pride that once held the nation together. Some, however, see the misery as an opening to rebuild the country's power by whatever means it takes.

This fourth book in Gerald N. Lund's Fire and Steel series follows the Eckhardt family, whose world is shaken when their son Hans is drawn into a failed uprising in Bavaria. Emily, meanwhile, finds hope and comfort in her newfound faith as the wider country drifts toward crisis, largely unnoticed, while an ambitious political figure faces a treason conviction without being discouraged.