By the bestselling author of Defying Hitler Rights to Defying Hitler sold to eighteen countries was selected in newspapers as 'Book of the Year' 2002 more times than any other book Over 400,000 hardback copies of Defying Hitler sold in Germany alone and was a number one bestseller list for 42 consecutive weeks 'An intelligent, wholly original and very enlightening book...clear, informative and provocative' Golo Mann, Encounter 'A quite dazzlingly brilliant analysis of what [Hitler] was' Edward Crankshaw, Observer
Sebastian Haffner, who was born in Berlin, emigrated to London before the Second World War and returned to Germany in 1954 as the Observer's correspondent there. He also worked as a political columnist for Die Welt and Stern.
A quite dazzlingly brilliant analysis of what [Hitler] was
*OBSERVER*
Mr Haffner ... has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone
else the clockwork of that infernal machine
*SUNDAY TELEGRAPH*
A most penetrating analysis - of what Hitler was up to in his
astonishing career
*A L Rowse*
Tough-minded evaluation of Hitler's career ... That this book was a
best-seller in Germany [43 weeks] indicates that Haffner's
countrymen welcomed this compact, lucid, hard-headed re-examination
of contemporary history
*PUBLISHERS WEEKLY*
A stimulating book, brilliant and rich in ideas; in short a
masterpiece of historical essay writing
*Joachim Fest, author of PLOTTING HITLER'S DEATH*
An intelligent, wholly original and very enlightening book ...
clear, informative and provocative
*ENCOUNTER*
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