Hitler: A Biography

· W. W. Norton & Company
5.0
14 reviews
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1152
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About this ebook

“Magisterial . . . anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw.”—Niall Ferguson “The Hitler biography of the twenty-first century” (Richard J. Evans), Ian Kershaw’s Hitler is a one-volume masterpiece that will become the standard work. From Hitler’s origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siècle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Kershaw’s richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbels’s diaries, Kershaw addresses the crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, about the Holocaust, and about the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively. Some images in the ebook are not displayed owing to permissions issues.

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5.0
14 reviews
Mollie Wilmot
December 7, 2013
A wonderful read, comprehensive and deeply revealing, gives great insight into the people and philosophy of Germany in the early 40s.
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A Google user
November 21, 2011
This was a great book
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Kevin King
December 3, 2014
Adolf Hitler is my hero
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About the author

Ian Kershaw is a professor of modern history at the University of Sheffield and the author of numerous works of history, including Hitler: A Biography, Fateful Choices and Hitler, the Germans, and the Final Solution. He lives in Manchester, England.

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