Hitler: A Biography (Two-Volume Set)
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Volker Ullrich's two-volume biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and meticulously researched accounts of the Nazi dictator ever written. The first volume, *Ascent*, covers Hitler's early life through his rise to power and the years leading up to the Second World War. Ullrich, a German historian and journalist, draws on a vast range of sources to portray Hitler not as a demonic aberration but as a human being — dangerously charismatic, calculating, and skilled at exploiting the weaknesses of those around him and the instabilities of the Weimar Republic. The book challenges readers to grapple with the uncomfortable question of how such a man could rise to lead a modern, civilised nation. The second volume, *Downfall 1939–45*, picks up with the outbreak of war and follows Hitler through the catastrophic arc of the conflict to its bitter end in the Berlin bunker in 1945. Ullrich examines how Hitler's early military gambles paid off spectacularly before his strategic rigidity, detachment from reality, and increasingly erratic decision-making drove Germany toward total destruction. Together, the two volumes form an authoritative and deeply unsettling portrait — essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just Hitler the man, but the broader social, political, and psychological forces that made his rise possible and his reign so devastating.
Author: Volker Ullrich
Format: Paperback
Published: 2020, Bodley Head London
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Volker Ullrich's two-volume biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive and meticulously researched accounts of the Nazi dictator ever written. The first volume, *Ascent*, covers Hitler's early life through his rise to power and the years leading up to the Second World War. Ullrich, a German historian and journalist, draws on a vast range of sources to portray Hitler not as a demonic aberration but as a human being — dangerously charismatic, calculating, and skilled at exploiting the weaknesses of those around him and the instabilities of the Weimar Republic. The book challenges readers to grapple with the uncomfortable question of how such a man could rise to lead a modern, civilised nation. The second volume, *Downfall 1939–45*, picks up with the outbreak of war and follows Hitler through the catastrophic arc of the conflict to its bitter end in the Berlin bunker in 1945. Ullrich examines how Hitler's early military gambles paid off spectacularly before his strategic rigidity, detachment from reality, and increasingly erratic decision-making drove Germany toward total destruction. Together, the two volumes form an authoritative and deeply unsettling portrait — essential reading for anyone seeking to understand not just Hitler the man, but the broader social, political, and psychological forces that made his rise possible and his reign so devastating.