- Summary
- "From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939--a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself."-- Provided by publisher.
Summer, 1939. Hitler was at the zenith of his power. The Nazis had consolidated political control in Germany and a series of foreign-policy coups had restored Germany to the status of a major world power. He embarked on his lifelong ambition: to provide the German people with the resources they needed to flourish and to exterminate those who stood in the way. Despite stunning initial triumphs, Hitler's decision to invade the Soviet Union in 1941 turned the tide for good. Ullrich offers new insight into Hitler's character and personality, vividly portraying the insecurity, obsession with minutiae, and narcissistic penchant for gambling that led Hitler to overrule his subordinates and then blame them for his failures. Ultimately, when he realized the war was not winnable, Hitler embarked on the annihilation of Germany itself in order to punish the people who he believed had failed to hand him victory. -- adapted from jacket
- Uniform Title
- Adolf Hitler: die Jahre des Untergangs 1939-1945. English.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Ullrich, Volker, 1943- author.
- Published
- New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020
©2020
- Locale
- Germany
- Edition
- First American edition
- Contents
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Unleashing the War
Poland 1939-40: Prelude to a War of annihilation
Decision in the West?
Strategic stalemate
Operation Barbarossa
War Turns, 1941-1942
Road to the Holocaust
Stalingrad and the battle for oil
Total War and ethnic-Popular Community
On the defensive
Operations Overlord and Bagration
Berghof during the War
Stauffenberg assassination attempt and its aftermath
Final rally
Decline of a dictator
Staged exit
Final days in the bunker
Hitler's Place in History.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Chase, Jefferson S., translator.
- Notes
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"This is a Borzoi book."
Includes bibliographical references (pages 789-809) and index.
Unleashing the War -- Poland 1939-40: Prelude to a War of annihilation -- Decision in the West? -- Strategic stalemate -- Operation Barbarossa -- War Turns, 1941-1942 -- Road to the Holocaust -- Stalingrad and the battle for oil -- Total War and ethnic-Popular Community -- On the defensive -- Operations Overlord and Bagration -- Berghof during the War -- Stauffenberg assassination attempt and its aftermath -- Final rally -- Decline of a dictator -- Staged exit -- Final days in the bunker -- Hitler's Place in History.
