Hitler, 1936-45 : nemesis
Ian Kershaw (Author)
"In this volume, Ian Kershaw introduces Adolf Hitler at the apex of his power, idolized by millions of Germans for bringing the nation out of economic catastrophe. The Nazi party, the armed forces, the industrial cartels, and the civil servants are all "working towards the Fuhrer." Meanwhile, Hitler is poised to realize his Mephistophelean vision : the subjugation of Europe under the Thousand Year Reich and, in the process, the annihilation of the Jews. For three years, Hitler and his relentless armies pluge the European continent into a bloodbath, as German soldiers, accompanied by fanatical SS units, slaughter conquered troops and civilians alike. Then, as Allied might prevails, Kershaw reveals a Hitler transformed from invincible warlord to desperate gambler, ultimately bring destruction to his country and ending his life in a bunker under the ruines of Berlin. Based on immense research, including the use of many previously untapped sources, Hitler, 1936-1945"--Page 4 of cover
eBook, English, 2001
First Norton paperback edition View all formats and editions
W.W. Norton, New York, 2001
Biography
1 online resource : illustrations, maps
9780393254198, 0393254194
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1936: Hitler triumphant
Ceaseless radicalization
The drive for expansion
Marks of a genocidal mentality
Miscalculation
Going for broke
Licensing barbarism
Zenith of power
Desinging a "war of annihilation"
Showdown
Fulfilling the "prophecy"
Last big throw of the dice
Beleaguered
Hoping for miracles
Luck of the devil
No way out
Into the abyss
Extinction
Continues and completes the author's study of Hitler