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Hitler : downfall, 1939-1945 / Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase.
"From the author of Hitler: ascent, 1889-1939, [an] ... account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781101874004 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: ix, 838 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso. Translation of: Adolf Hitler : die Jahre des Untergangs, 1939-1945. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-809) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Unleashing the war -- Poland 1939-40: prelude to a war of annihilation -- Decision in the West? -- Strategic stalemate -- Operation Barbarossa -- The war turns, 1941-1942 -- The road to the Holocaust -- Stalingrad and the battle for oil -- Total war and ethnic-popular community -- On the defensive -- Operations Overlord and Bagration -- The Berghof during the war -- The Stauffenberg assassination attempt and its aftermath -- Final rally -- Decline of a dictator -- Staged exit -- The final days in the bunker -- Hitler's place in history. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. |
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- Baker & Taylor
"From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939--a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself."-- - Baker & Taylor
From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939 comes an account of the dictatorâs final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world and himself. Illustrations. - Random House, Inc.
From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939âa riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself.
In the summer of 1939 Hitler was at the zenith of his power. The Nazis had consolidated political control in Germany and a series of foreign-policy coups had restored Germany to the status of a major world power. He now embarked on realizing his lifelong ambition: to provide the German people with the resources they needed to flourish and to exterminate those who stood in the way. Yet despite a series of stunning initial triumphs, Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 turned the tide for good.
Now, Volker Ullrich offers fascinating new insight into Hitler's character and personality, vividly portraying the insecurity, obsession with minutiae, and narcissistic penchant for gambling that led Hitler to overrule his subordinates and then blame them for his failures; and, ultimately, when he realized the war was not winnable, to embark on the annihilation of Germany itself in order to punish the people who he believed had failed to hand him victory.
This is a masterful account of a spectacular downfall, and an essential addition to our understanding of Hitler and the Second World War. - Random House, Inc.
A riveting account of the dictatorâs final years, when he got the war he wanted but led his nation, the world, and himself to catastropheâfrom the author of Hitler: Ascent
âSkillfully conceived and utterly engrossing.â âThe New York Times Book Review
In the summer of 1939, Hitler was at the zenith of his power. Having consolidated political control in Germany, he was at the helm of a newly restored major world power, and now perfectly positioned to realize his lifelong ambition: to help the German people flourish and to exterminate those who stood in the way. Beginning a war allowed Hitler to take his ideological obsessions to unthinkable extremes, including the mass genocide of millions, which was conducted not only with the aid of the SS, but with the full knowledge of German leadership. Yet despite a series of stunning initial triumphs, Hitlerâs fateful decision to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 turned the tide of the war in favor of the Allies.
Now, Volker Ullrich, author of Hitler: Ascent 1889â1939, offers fascinating new insight into Hitlerâs character and personality. He vividly portrays the insecurity, obsession with minutiae, and narcissistic penchant for gambling that led Hitler to overrule his subordinates and then blame them for his failures. When he ultimately realized the war was not winnable, Hitler embarked on the annihilation of Germany itself in order to punish the people who he believed had failed to hand him victory. A masterful and riveting account of a spectacular downfall, Ullrichâs rendering of Hitlerâs final years is an essential addition to our understanding of the dictator and the course of the Second World War.
