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Hailed as the most compelling biography of the German dictator yet written, Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the heart of its subject's immense darkness.

From his illegitimate birth in a small Austrian village to his fiery death in a bunker under the Reich chancellery in Berlin, Adolf Hitler left a murky trail, strewn with contradictory tales and overgrown with self-created myths. One truth prevails: the sheer scale of the evils that he unleashed on the world has made him a demonic figure without equal in this century. Ian Kershaw's Hitler brings us closer than ever before to the character of the bizarre misfit in his thirty-year ascent from a Viennese shelter for the indigent to uncontested rule over the German nation that had tried and rejected democracy in the crippling aftermath of World War I. With extraordinary vividness, Kershaw recreates the settings that made Hitler's rise possible: the virulent anti-Semitism of prewar Vienna, the crucible of a war with immense casualties, the toxic nationalism that gripped Bavaria in the 1920s, the undermining of the Weimar Republic by extremists of the Right and the Left, the hysteria that accompanied Hitler's seizure of power in 1933 and then mounted in brutal attacks by his storm troopers on Jews and others condemned as enemies of the Aryan race. In an account drawing on many previously untapped sources, Hitler metamorphoses from an obscure fantasist, a "drummer" sounding an insistent beat of hatred in Munich beer halls, to the instigator of an infamous failed putsch and, ultimately, to the leadership of a ragtag alliance of right-wing parties fused into a movement that enthralled the German people.

This volume, the first of two, ends with the promulgation of the infamous Nuremberg laws that pushed German Jews to the outer fringes of society, and with the march of the German army into the Rhineland, Hitler's initial move toward the abyss of war.

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April 17, 2000
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6.1 x 1.6 x 9.2 inches
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0393320359
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978-0393320350
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Russell T. Stauffer

Reading it felt like walking on gravel in bare feet.

Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2019

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I don’t doubt Kershaws work is one of, if not THE most complete reference work on the life of Hitler.

But I read a lot of history and other nonfiction, and this book was a particularly tough slog. Between the odd wording of many sentences, the very many acronyms and a firehose of German language references, I did not find the book enjoyable.
Admittedly, the German language is to be expected — but the author does nothing to make the reading more palatable.

Hitler was intensely private and secretive when not on stage. Add to that those few intimate eye witness accounts of his life being rejected on grounds of impartiality (and who could be impartial on this account?) Sadly this leaves little room, outside the political, for insight into the man himself.

Disappointing.

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M. R. Sheffield

Compelling History, Both Volumes

Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2020

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A highly acclaimed two-volume extensive biography, for good reason. Compelling scholarship backed with the writing skills of a gifted novelist. The subject matter is mostly repulsive, of course, but the books were many times worth the investment of month-long nighttime reading sessions. A minor quibble: Mr Kershaw declares himself a structuralist (social) historian and repeatedly dismisses "Great Man" theories of history. Then, in these two books, he pretty well demonstrates the validity of "Great Man" history.

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KIP KOELSCH

Exhaustingly Comprehensive

Reviewed in the United States on June 29, 2020

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I’ve been reading this book—as research for a writing project—on and off for a few months. It’s the most detailed account of Hitler’s life that I’ve read to date—almost exhaustingly so. Still, it gives tremendous insight into the man, his supporting colleagues and the circumstances that lead to his rise. Recommended if you are interested in WWII, Hitler, propaganda, fascism and personality cults.

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Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2015

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Ian Kershaw's Hitler biographies, "Hubris" and "Nemesis" are excellent. He makes very logical conclusions about Hitler's motivations and behavior. I read "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" which contained a biography of Hitler but Kershaw's books are light years ahead of that one, realizing of course that much Nazi history has come to light since the collapse of the Iron Curtain and "Rise and Fall..." was written much earlier. At some places in his books he seems to get hung up on certain ideas and happenings for several pages but I don't think it detracts from the books. I've read biographies of all the top Nazi leaders but since I read "The Rise and Fall..." I felt I knew enough about Hitler to pass on any further books about him. Boy was I mistaken! I'm very glad I read these two books. It allowed for a much greater understanding of Germany's people, the NSDAP and the reasons behind Nazism, it's progression and eventual fall. I have a better understanding of the Fuhrer phenomena and a better understanding of many other leaders within the NSDAP. My only regret is that I didn't start my studies of Nazi Germany by reading these two books. They should have been the first ones I read. They set the foundation for everything else. They are the picture to the puzzle.

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Jason Russell

How could Hitler happen? Start your investigation here

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2014

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A phenomenal biography in every way. Kershaw is a fantastic writer. I now have four of his volumes on my shelves.

One of the most astonishing sections of this book is on page 427. After Hindenburg brought Hitler into the government as Chancellor, Erich von Ludendorff, another World War I legend, wrote to Hindenburg, "You have delivered up our holy German Fatherland to one of the greatest demagogues of all time. I solemnly prophesy that this accursed man will cast our Reich into the abyss and bring our nation to inconceivable misery. Future generations will damn you in your grave for what you have done.”

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Narzul Patrick

Hitler explained, at last

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2013

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Even after reading, for example, "Hitler's dark charisma" by Laurence Rees, which is quite good, I had difficulties understanding fully the rise of Hitler to power and his grip on the German people. Now I feel that I do understand both the personality characteristics which made him so special and his historical environment. I've read some reviews complaining that the author spends to much time speaking about this environment and introducing a lot of "supporting characters", but I don't agree and I think this amount of detail is essential for the overall picture.
And far from being heavy and boring, the book reads like a crime novel, which it is, of course.

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Only if we understand what happened can we prevent it from happening again

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2018

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This is the second time I read the book and it seems even better than the first time. Learning from history is necessary if there are things we want to prevent from happening again. I think we want to prevent a Nazi-line regime and another world war from happening again.

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Wanda gary frost

This and its companion book , Nemesis ,are the only books you will need

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2021

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THIS IS AN THE BEST RESEARCHED BOOK on Hitlers early life , NEMESIS ,the time he was in power. The geezer was a raging nutter but we all know that.........this book explains hjs early begging's as a spoilt brat to his time as leader. The second book is just as brilliant and worth reading , but I found this one that bit more interesting since most books on the **** are just about his time after the first world war. He was complete and utter hate filled nutter who found power in all the sycophants he found flocking round him......ALLWAYS QUESTION AUTHORITY

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Comprehensive, balanced and authoritative.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 1, 2013

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I enjoyed reading this book very much, I would have given it four and a half stars if I could.

It is the first book about Hitler I have read, having avoided the subject of the Third Reich, despite a deep interest in history, for many years.

I found it very interesting especially in that Kershaw suggests that while Hitler was a man of many talents, the development of Germany in the twenties and thirties was not, of course, solely down to his influence. Germany, he argues, had an appetite for totalitarian rule and anti-semitism was already highly developed. Having said that, while Kershaw documents prejudice against Jews mainly because of their success in business, he does not offer any in depth analysis of this. Nor for that matter does he offer any history of the Weimar republic, nor of Germany at all except in as much as it relates directly to Hitler. This is not a criticism but it is a limitation. A biographer might reasonably not expect to have to provide any more background than is strictly necessary to tell his tale of a personal development, but if you lack that historical knowledge you will have to go elsewhere to find it.

Kershaw makes it clear from the information he provides that Hitler was a man of profound oratorical gifts, and also a man with supreme political instinct and timing who almost infallibly knew how to ride the waves of feeling in Germany. Perhaps, if you like, he was in tune with the national Zeitgeist. However I felt that Kershaw at times wanted to underplay Hitler's talents and call him lucky, I wasn't sure if he was being strictly honest in doing so, perhaps he was anxious not to be seen to be praising Hitler in any way.

If you are unsure whether to buy this book I urge you to read the reviews on Amazon.com. As if often the case they are far more lucid and well-informed than those on this site in my opinion.

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Stafford Steve

Already a classic illustration of how analytical a modern biography can be

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2022

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I read the one volume shorter version a decade ago and reading the two volume version I am still impressed with Kershaw's take on the Third Reich through the prism of Adolf Hitler. I have always been nervous about any focus upon specific individuals (Caesar, Cromwell, Napoleon, Stalin etc)
But Kershaw consistently addresses both thec strengths and weaknesses of biography.

Paul Casey

Essential Reading For Those Studying This Period of History.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2018

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Essential in depth analysis that complements Kershaws second part 'Nemesis'. It also sits well as a companion book to William L. Shirers 'Rise & Fall of the Third Reich'. Its a 'Go To' purchase for those studying this period in history and the forces that created Hitler and allowed his philisophy and message to prosper. Lessons still not learned to this day.

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Louise Orrock

Enjoyed reading it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2020

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I had no problem with the relative lack of psychological analysis, which I noticed but assumed to be deliberate. I read Nemesis and some of Hubris when I was teaching on an Access course for a couple of years. Unfortunately then they took History off Access Humanities; otherwise I am a lazy reader. I also enjoyed Richard Pipes and Orlando Figes on the Russian Revolution. I bought other books on Hitler but didn't feel the need to read them all the way through after reading Kershaw's.

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