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Hitler

Autor Ian Kershaw
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 24 feb 2010
Now available in a single, abridged paperback, Ian Kershaw'sHitleris the definitive biography of the Nazi leader.

Ian Kershaw's two volume biography,Hitler 1889-1936: HubrisandHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis, was greeted with universal acclaim as the essential work on one of the most malign figures in history, from his earliest origins to the final days of the Second World War.

Now this landmark historical work is available in one single, abridged edition, tracing the story of how a bitter, failed art student from an obscure corner of Austria rose to unparalleled power, destroying the lives of millions and bringing the world to the brink of Armageddon.

'Supersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write'
  David Cannadine,Observer
'The Hitler biography for the twenty-first century'
  Richard Evans,Sunday Telegraph
'I cannot imagine a better biography of this great tyrant emerging for a long while'
  Jeremy Paxman
'Magisterial ... anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw, for no one has done more to lay bare Hitler's morbid psyche'
  Niall Ferguson,Sunday Telegraph
'For the present generation, Kershaw'sHitlerstands out as a clear beacon of truth, illuminating a dark age of terror and mendacity'
  Mail on Sund
'An achievement of the very highest order'
  Michael Burleigh,Financial Times

Ian Kershaw(b. 1943) was Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield from 1989-2008, and is one of the world's leading authorities on Hitler. His books includeThe 'Hitler Myth', his two volume biographyHitler 1889-1936: HubrisandHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis, andFateful Choices:Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940-1941. He was knighted in 2002.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780141035888
ISBN-10: 0141035889
Pagini: 1072
Ilustrații: 32 pp b/w inset
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 50 mm
Greutate: 0.84 kg
Ediția:Trade Paperback.
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

IAN KERSHAW is the author ofHitler 1889-1936: Hubris;Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis;Making Friends with Hitler;andFateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World, 1940-4.Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesisreceived the Wolfson History Prize and the Bruno Kreisky Prize in Austria for Political Book of the Year, and was joint winner of the inaugural British Academy Book Prize. Until his retirement in 2008, Ian Kershaw was Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield. For services to history he was given the German award of the Federal Cross of Merit in 1994. He was knighted in 2002 and awarded the Norton Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2004. He is a Fellow of the British Academy.

Recenzii

Supersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write
The Hitler biography for the twenty-first century
I cannot imagine a better biography of this great tyrant emerging for a long while
Magisterial ... anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw, for no one has done more to lay bare Hitler's morbid psyche
For the present generation, Kershaw's Hitler stands out as a clear beacon of truth, illuminating a dark age of terror and mendacity
The definitive biography of the Führer
An achievement of the very highest order
Mesmerizing ... presents the twentieth century's most controversial life in a single sweep