A landmark biography that explores the uncharted territory of Hitler the human being.
Volker Ullrich is a historian and journalist whose previous books include biographies of Bismarck and Napoleon, as well as a major study of Imperial Germany, The Nervous Superpower 1871-1918. From 1990 to 2009, Ullrich was the editor of the 'Political Book' review section of the influential weekly newspaper, Die Zeit. On publication in Germany in 2013, Hitler- Ascent 1889-1939 became a top ten bestseller.
Everyone concerned about democracy should read this book.
*The Nation*
A superb biography of the Führer’s pre-war years… It is a tribute
to Ullrich’s absorbing biography that one contemplates its second
volume with a shudder.
*Daily Telegraph*
[A] fascinating Shakespearean parable about how the confluence of
circumstances, chance, a ruthless individual and the wilful
blindness of others can transform a country.
*New York Times*
A substantial addition to the Fuhrer canon.
*The Times, Book of the Year*
Where Ullrich adds greatly to our understanding is by making the
mercurial, changeable and…profoundly unknowable Hitler believable…
This is a major achievement… Impressive and revealing
biography.
*Literary Review*
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