Hitler: Ascent

ByVolker Ullrich

Release Date: 2016-09-06
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 96 Ratings

Description

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This landmark biography of Hitler puts an emphasis on the man himself: his personality, his temperament, and his beliefs.

“[A] fascinating Shakespearean parable about how the confluence of circumstance, chance, a ruthless individual and the willful blindness of others can transform a country — and, in Hitler’s case, lead to an unimaginable nightmare for the world.” —Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Volker Ullrich's Hitler, the first in a two-volume biography, has changed the way scholars and laypeople alike understand the man who has become the personification of evil. Drawing on previously unseen papers and new scholarly research, Ullrich charts Hitler's life from his childhood through his experiences in the First World War and his subsequent rise as a far-right leader. Focusing on the personality behind the policies, Ullrich creates a vivid portrait of a man and his megalomania, political skill, and horrifying worldview. Hitler is an essential historical biography with unsettling resonance in contemporary times.

Reviews

Excellent
5
By superbellsam
An easy read full of detail and analysis into the life and mind of the 20th century’s most destructive leader.
Can it happen again...?
5
By JR Marchand
Hard and sad to see how Hitler ascent is parallel to events of our time. We need to learn more from our mankind history....
Parallel Times
5
By WW2-Junkie
Reading this in these Days of Trump, makes me queasy in seeing how a democracy can quickly become an authoritarian state.
Volker
5
By PatWalsh 123
All signs point to this being the definitive biography