Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis
Author(s): Ian Kershaw
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This continuation of Ian Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler begins with the European successes of Hitler in the aftermath of the occupation of the Rhineland. It culminates with Hitler's suicide nine years later in his Berlin bunker. The author aims to address Hitler's motivation and his impact.
2000, First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked copy in a very good, unclipped d/w with light edge rubbing. Scans available if required.
Product Information
S 2001 British Academy Book Prize
Winner of British Academy Book Prize 2001. Shortlisted for Whitbread Book Awards: Biography Category 2000.
Ian Kershaw is Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield and one of the world's leading authorities on Hitler.
Ceaseless radicalization; the drive for expansion; marks of a genocidal mentality; miscalculation; going for broke; licensing barbarism; zenith of power; designing 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.
General Fields
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- : Allen Lane/Penguin
- : 1.795
- : 01 October 2000
- : 242mm X 165mm X 64mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 32pp illustrations, glossary, notes indices
- : 1168
- : 943.086092
- : Hardback
- : Ian Kershaw