General & Miscellaneous European History, Historical Biography - Europe, German History, Fascism, Political Biography, Jewish Studies, Europe - Political Biography, Europe - Politics & Government, Jewish History, World War II, Discrimination & Prejudice
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Overview
From Hitler's origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siècle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Ian Kershaw's richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, Kershaw addresses crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, the Holocaust, and the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively.
Synopsis
Finally, the one-volume edition of Ian Kershaw's definitive and masterful biography of Hitler.
Evan Burr Bukey
Mr. Kershaw's biography provides the most astute assessment of Hitler's bond with the German people yet written. -- Wall Street Journal
Editorials
Evan Burr Bukey
Mr. Kershaw's biography provides the most astute assessment of Hitler's bond with the German people yet written. -- Wall Street JournalBooknews
Reprint of a 1991 work. Kershaw (modern history, U. of Sheffield, UK) discusses why, of all the fanatics in Germany after the First World War, was it Hitler who found such mass appeal? How did such an unimpressive figure come to take control of the machinery of a complex modern state? Why, contrary to all expectations, was his authority not curtailed by the traditional ruling classes and constitutional constraints? What did his personal role in the shaping of policy amount to? and was he personally making the key decisions, right to the very end? Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Financial Times
An achievement of the very highest order.— Michael BurleighLos Angeles Times
Kershaw is the indispensable and definitive guide to Hitler, Nazism, and the nation that, for a while, shamefully refracted his evil genius.— Martin RubinNew York Times Book Review
A superb biography.— Ian BurumaBook Details
Published
November 1, 2008
Publisher
Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Pages
1056
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780393067576