{"product_id":"kershaw-i-hitler-18891936-9780140133639","title":"Kershaw I Hitler 18891936","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Kershaw''s \u003ci\u003eHitler 1889-1936: Hubris\u003c\/i\u003e charts the rise of Adolf Hitler, from a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse, to dictatorial leadership.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith extraordinary skill and vividness, drawing on a huge range of sources, Kershaw recreates the world which first thwarted and then nurtured Hitler in his youth, from early childhood to the first successes of the Nazi Party.\u003cbr\u003e  As his seemingly pitiful fantasy of being Germany''s saviour attracted more and more support, Kershaw brilliantly conveys why so many Germans adored Hitler, connived with him or felt powerless to resist him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Supersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write''\u003cbr\u003e  David Cannadine, \u003ci\u003eObserver \u003c\/i\u003eBooks of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''The Hitler biography for the 21st century ... cool, judicious, factually reliable and intelligently argued''\u003cbr\u003e  Richard Evans, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''One of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSupersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write -- David Cannadine * Observer Books of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eThe Hitler biography for the 21st century ... cool, judicious, factually reliable and intelligently argued ... Kershaw triumphantly succeeds in showing that Hitler's rise to supreme power depended not just on his own talents, nor on the nature of German society, but on the interaction of the two -- Richard Evans * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the major historical biographies of our times ... Kershaw has written a dazzlingly lucid interpretation of the central dynamics of the Nazi regime which draws on a wide new range of sources and expertly manages a huge cast of accomplices ... a riveting read -- Jackie Wullschlager * Financial Times, Best Biographies of the Year *\u003cbr\u003eHis analysis of Hitler's extraordinary character has the fascination of a novel, but he places his struggle and rise in the context of meticulously researched history ... Deeply disturbing. Unforgettable -- A.N. Wilson * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003eA sane, erudite, moral and intellectually honest biography of the 20th century's most destructive politician. Every page is focused on the historical question we would prefer to forget: how did it happen? -- Ruth Scurr * The Times *\u003cbr\u003eThis new biography is of profound importance and will ... quickly establish itself as the standard work on Hitler and his regime -- Thomas Childers * Boston Globe *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFantasy and failure; drop-out; elation and embitterment; discovering a talent; 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 to Fuhrer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732345336151,"sku":"9780140133639","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140133639.jpg?v=1719996501","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kershaw-i-hitler-18891936-9780140133639","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}