London : Allen Lane, 1998. 3rd edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxx, 845 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Incomplete contents Fantasy and failure; drop-out; elation and embitterment; discovering a talent; the beerhall agitator; the ""drummer""; emergence of the leader; mastery over the movement; breakthrough; levered into power; the making of the dictator; securing total power; working towards to Fuhrer. Summary: This biography provides an understanding of Hitler and the catastrophic sequence of events which allowed him to become the leader of Germany. It conveys why so many Germans adored Hitler, connived with him or felt powerless to resist him. Subjects: Hitler, Adolf 1889-1945. Hitler, Adolf 1889-1945 Childhood and youth. Heads of state Germany; Biography. Antisemitism Austria. Antisemitism Germany. Germany Politics and government 1918-1933. Politics and government. Biography. Genre: Bibliography. Illustrated.

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Ian Kershaw's HITLER allows us to come closer than ever before to a serious understanding of the man and of the catastrophic sequence of events which allowed a bizarre misfit to climb from a Viennese dosshouse to leadership of one of Europe's most sophisticated countries. With extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, Kershaw recreates the world which first thwarted and then nurtured the young Hitler. As his seemingly pitiful fantasy of being Germany's saviour attracted more and more support, Kershaw brilliantly conveys why so many Germans adored Hitler, connived with him or felt powerless to resist him.

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Bookseller: MW Books Ltd. (IE)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 320436
Title: Hitler, 1889-1936 : hubris / Ian Kershaw
Author: Kershaw, Ian
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN 10: 0713990473
ISBN 13: 9780713990478
Publisher: London : Allen Lane
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1998

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