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   Hitler

   • Volker Ullrich

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   Selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times and others, this monumental biography addresses the surprising scarcity of serious works on Hitler since the 1930s. Most biographers have focused on his rise to power and leadership style, often portraying him as a political figure devoid of personal depth. This view overlooks the complex individual behind the infamous persona, failing to account for the profound impact he had on those around him and the German populace. In this first volume, Volker Ullrich aims to reshape our understanding of Hitler by exploring his life from childhood to the brink of World War II, contextualized within the political landscape of the time. Ullrich reveals the multifaceted nature of Hitler, showcasing his charm alongside his repulsiveness, his talents and flaws, as well as his deep insecurities and violent tendencies. Utilizing a wealth of previously overlooked sources, this comprehensive study presents the most nuanced portrait of Hitler to date. Rather than depicting him as a mere psychopath, Ullrich illustrates him as a master of seduction and manipulation, suggesting that the complexity of his character offers a more compelling explanation for his hold on the German people than the conventional image of a monster. This definitive biography promises to transform our perception of the man who led the world into darkness.

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   Hitler: Volume II

   • Volker Ullrich

   • 912 páginas
   • 32 horas de lectura

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   In the summer of 1939 Hitler was at the zenith of his power. The Nazis had consolidated their authority over the German people, and in a series of foreign-policy coups, the Fuhrer had restored Germany to the status of a major Continental power. He now embarked on realising his lifelong ambition- to provide the German people with the living space and the resources they needed to flourish and exterminate those who were standing in the way - the Bolsheviks and the Jews. Yet despite the initial German triumphs - the quick defeat of Poland, the successful Blitzkrieg in the west - the war set in motion Hitler's downfall. With the attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941 and the entry of the United States into the war later that year, Nazi Germany's fortunes began to turn- it soon became clear that the war could not be won. As in the earlier volume, Volker Ullrich offers fascinating insight into the personality of the Fuhrer, without which we fail to understand the course of the war and the development of the Holocaust. As Germany's supreme military commander, he decided on strategy and planned operations with his generals, involving himself in even the smallest minutiae. And here the key traits - and flaws - of his personality quickly came to the fore. Hitler was a gambler who put everything on one card; deeply insecure, he was easily shaken by the slightest setback and quick to blame his subordinates for his own catastrophic mistakes; and when he realised that the war was lost, he embarked on the annihilation of Germany itself in punishment of the German people who had failed to hand him victory. In September 1939, Hitler declared that he would wear a simple military tunic until the war was won - or otherwise, he would not be there to witness the end. On 30 April 1945, as Soviet troops closed in on his bunker in Berlin, Hitler committed suicide; seven days later, Germany surrendered. Hitler's murderous ambitions had not just destroyed Germany- they had cost the lives of tens of millions of people throughout Europe

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