| Edition |
First American edition, [New edition]. |
| Description |
xli, 1029 pages, 80 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cm |
| Note |
An abridgement of "Hitler", originally published in two volumes in 1998 (American ed. 1999) and 2000. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 971-974) and index. |
| Contents |
Fantasy and failure -- Drop-out -- Elation and embitterment -- 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 the Führer -- Ceaseless radicalization -- The drive for expansion -- Marks of a genocidal mentality -- 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. |
| Subject |
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
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Heads of state -- Germany -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780393067576 hardcover |
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0393067572 hardcover |
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