Adolf Hitler is the most notorious political figure of the
twentieth century. The story of his life, how he became a dictator,
and how he managed to convince so many to follow his cause is a
subject of perennial fascination.
Balancing narrative and analysis, this biography employs a
chronological approach to describe the main features of Hitler s
career. Set against the background of developments in Germany and
Europe during his lifetime, the text tells the extraordinary story
of how an Austrian layabout rose to become F hrer of the Third
Reich.
The chapters incorporate into their narrative the major debates
surrounding Hitler s ideas, behaviour and historical significance.
Particular attention is paid to his experience as a soldier in 1914
-18 and to the reasons why his original left-wing sympathies
transmuted into Nazism. Arguments over the real character of Hitler
s dictatorship are analysed and a measured assessment is offered on
the disputed issues of how far Hitler initiated the Third Reich s
domestic and foreign policies himself and to what extent he was
controlled by events. His destructive leadership of wartime Germany
is now a subject of close scrutiny among historians and the book s
final chapters deal with this theme and offer a set of reflections
on Hitler s relationship with the German people and his legacy to
the German nation.
Michael Lynch provides a balanced guide to this most difficult
of figures that will be enlightening for students and general
readers alike
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