| Description |
xx, 1035 pages, 64 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1. I, visionary -- Deep are the roots : 1889-1907 -- "The school of my life" : December 1907-May 1913 -- "Overcome with rapturous enthusiasm" : May 1913-November 1918 -- pt. 2. In the beginning was the word -- Birth of a party : 1919-1922 -- "Such a logical and fanatical man" : 1922-1923 -- The beer hall putsch : 1923 -- pt. 3. A mind in the making -- In Landsberg prison : 1923-1924 -- Hitler's secret book 1925-1928 -- A death in the family : 1928-1931 -- pt. 4. The brown revolution -- "It is almost like a dream" : 1931-January 30, 1933 -- An unguarded hour : 1933- June 1934 -- The second revolution : "All revolutions devour their own children" : February-August 1934 -- Triumph of the will : 1934-1935 -- pt. 5. War in masquerade -- "With the assurance of a sleep walker" : March 1936-January 1937 -- "Such a little human worm" : 1937-February 1938 -- The return of the native : February-April 1938 -- "On the razor's edge" : May-October 1938 -- pt. 6. "To the very brink of boldness" -- Crystal night : November 1938-March 1939 -- The fox and the bear : January-August 24, 1939 -- "A calamity without parallel in history" : August 24-September 3, 1939 -- pt. 7. By force of arms -- Victory in the west : September 3, 1939-June 25, 1940 -- "Ev'n victories by victory are undone" : June-October 28, 1940 -- "The world will hold its breath" : November 12, 1940-June 22, 1941 -- "A door into a dark, unseen room" : June 22-December 19, 1941 -- pt. 8. The fourth horseman -- "And hell followed with him" : 1941-1943 -- The family circle : 1943 -- "And with the beasts of the earth" : April 1943- April 1944 -- pt. 9. Into the abyss -- The army bomb plot : November 1943-July 21, 1944 -- The battle of the bulge : July 21, 1944-January 17, 1945 -- "This time we must not surrender five minutes before midnight" : January 17-April 20, 1945 -- Five minutes past midnight, or, "the captain also goes down with this ship" : April 20-30, 1945 |
| Summary |
This comprehensive biography of Adolf Hitler is based in part on more than one hundred and fifty interviews with people directly involved in his life |
| Analysis |
Germany History 1933-1945 |
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Heads of state Germany Biography |
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Hitler, Adolf 1889-1945 |
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Germany History 1933-1945 |
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Germany Hitler, Adolf Biographies |
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Heads of state Germany Biography |
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Hitler, Adolf 1889-1945 |
| Notes |
Donation in honor of Lionel V. Patenaude |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 906-923) and index |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
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Heads of state -- Germany -- Biography.
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| SUBJECT |
Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054594
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Germany -- History -- 1933-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054594
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
74025126 |
| ISBN |
0385037244 |
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9780385037242 |
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