The Meaning of Hitler - Softcover

Sebastian Haffner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0674557751 ISBN 13: 9780674557758

Publisher: Harvard University Press, 1990

Synopsis

This is a remarkable historical and psychological examination of the enigma of Adolf Hitler--who he was, how he wielded power, and why he was destined to fail.Beginning with Hitler's early life, Sebastian Haffner probes the historical, political, and emotional forces that molded his character. In examining the inhumanity of a man for whom politics became a substitute for life, he discusses Hitler's bizarre relationships with women, his arrested psychological development, his ideological misconceptions, his growing obsession with racial extermination, and the murderous rages of his distorted mind. Finally, Haffner confronts the most disturbing question of all: Could another Hitler rise to power in modern Germany?

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Review:

Sebastian Haffner's book already has received recognition...as perhaps the best that has dealt with the phenomenon of Hitler and his impact on the 20th century. It is better than Trevor-Roper's best-seller, The Last Days of Hitler...a most penetrating analysis of what Hitler was up to in his astonishing career.--The New Republic

Tough-minded evaluation of Hitler's career... That this book was a best-seller in Germany [43 weeks] indicates that Haffner's countrymen welcomed this compact, lucid, hard-headed reexamination of contemporary history.--Publishers Weekly

Book Description:

A remarkable historical and psychological study of the enigma of Adolf Hitler and his impact on the twentieth century - by the bestselling author of DEFYING HITLER.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0674557751
• ISBN 13: 9780674557758
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180