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Hitler: A Study in Tyranny
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bookshelves: biographies-autobiographies, non-fiction, world-history, history, reviewed, my-library
Feb 17, 2016
bookshelves: biographies-autobiographies, non-fiction, world-history, history, reviewed, my-library
Till maybe 8 years ago my knowledge about Hitler was minimal. I knew Hitler was probably one of the greatest antagonists of the post medieval world. Why? Because he was responsible for the second world war and killing of approximately 6 million Jews. How did he do that? No idea. Then i happened to watch ‘der untergang’ the German movie on the last days of Hitler. The depiction of the last days of Hitler's life and the splendid performance of Bruno Ganz just blew me over. The movie to a certain extent humanises his character. Then i saw many of the other movies on world war 2 Schindler's list, the boy in the striped pajamas, the pianist et al. The disaster that was the world war 2 and the role of this monster in the lead up and during the war became a little more clearer. Yet not all questions were answered. Well, they are now.
Hitler : A study in tyranny I believe is one of the best books out there on Hitler, his rise and his eventual fall paralleling that of the nazi party and the third Reich. It doesn't leave anything to imagination. Extensively researched, it traces every event of any significance right from his birth. His childhood and teens is breezed through mainly due to the lack of data and information. His days in Vienna (a city he didn't like much) which made him what he became are commented upon in some depth. Almost all his ideas set during this phase remained the same and in many cases only got stronger as he got more powerful.
The story next moves to mainland Germany. Here the rise of Hitler from a prickly, crazy, loud, good for nothing agitator who spoke like he argued and argued like he had a fit, to a serious player in the German politics, to a master strategist and politician to becoming the Reich Chancellor through intrigue, bribes, threats and lies to finally becoming the Fuhrer, the dictator, the sole point of power across all Germany is mapped out in considerable depth. So is his eventual rapid downfall after the initial successes of the war.
It can't get much better than this I guess.
Hitler : A study in tyranny I believe is one of the best books out there on Hitler, his rise and his eventual fall paralleling that of the nazi party and the third Reich. It doesn't leave anything to imagination. Extensively researched, it traces every event of any significance right from his birth. His childhood and teens is breezed through mainly due to the lack of data and information. His days in Vienna (a city he didn't like much) which made him what he became are commented upon in some depth. Almost all his ideas set during this phase remained the same and in many cases only got stronger as he got more powerful.
The story next moves to mainland Germany. Here the rise of Hitler from a prickly, crazy, loud, good for nothing agitator who spoke like he argued and argued like he had a fit, to a serious player in the German politics, to a master strategist and politician to becoming the Reich Chancellor through intrigue, bribes, threats and lies to finally becoming the Fuhrer, the dictator, the sole point of power across all Germany is mapped out in considerable depth. So is his eventual rapid downfall after the initial successes of the war.
It can't get much better than this I guess.
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Mar 12, 2016 09:55PM
Have you read Rise and fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer ? if not, do check it out . Brilliant book
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yes I have that on my list :)
