Hitler : a biography / Ian Kershaw.
"From Hitler's origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siecle 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, such...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
W.W. Norton & Co.,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st American ed., [New ed.] |
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| Summary: | "From Hitler's origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siecle 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, such as Goebbel's diaries, 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."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Item Description: | An abridgement of "Hitler", originally published in two volumes in 1998 and 2000. |
| Physical Description: | xli, 1,029 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 971-974) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393067576 (hardcover) 0393067572 (hardcover) |