Hitler: A Biography

ISBN: 0393337618

Author: Kershaw, Ian

Condition: Used

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 Kershaws Hitler is a one-volume masterpiece that will become the standard work. From Hitlers origins as a failed artist in fin-de-sicle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Kershaws richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbelss 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. 151 photos; 8 maps