All About History Hitler - 3rd Edition 2022

148 Pages·2022·46 MB·English

HITLER
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EXPLORE THE
RISE AND FALL
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WELCOME TO THE
HITLER
Book of
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n 30 April 1945, with Berlin surrounded and Nazi
Germany all but defeated, Adolf Hitler put his Walther
PPK pistol to his head, took a deep breath, and pulled the
trigger. The Führer was dead, his bloody reign of terror
finally at an end.
In the Book of Hitler, we look back at the brutal rise and
dramatic fall of history’s most hated man, from his troubled early
years and experiences during World War I to his use of repression,
racism and riots to take control and maintain power in Germany.
Hitler’s military leadership style and how it affected the outcome
of World War II is explored in detail alongside fascinating features
on key moments from the conflict, such as his clash with Soviet
giant Josef Stalin and Nazi Germany’s last stand in Berlin, while
we also look at Hitler’s plans for global domination and the
lasting impact his brief reign continues to have on the world.
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HITLER
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CONTENTS
MAKING OF
56 THE REICHSTAG
A MONSTER
FIRE
A remarkable stroke of fortune
sealed the fate of a Nazi scheme for
10 THE YOUNG domination of democracy
HITLER
60 NIGHT OF THE
With a troubled upbringing, he LONG KNIVES
displayed none of the conviction
that would mark his later years Hitler’s bloody purge of his
20
opponents confirms his supremacy
16 A TASTE OF WAR and leaves at least 85 dead
Hitler’s wartime service was 62 FORGING THE
unspectacular, but was later
NAZI STATE
embellished by Nazi propaganda 26
20 HITLER IN LOVE How Hitler developed the concept
of ‘gleichschaltung’ to consolidate
Uncover the lives of the women who absolute power
fell in love with the most hated man
of the 20th century 66 HITLER’S WAR
ON ART
26 DEVELOPING
A CREDO Inside the 1937 exhibition of
‘degenerate art’ that the Nazis loved
It took time for Hitler to build the to hate
belief system that would carry him
to power 72 THE ROAD TO
GENOCIDE
30 INSIDE THE
MIND OF HITLER Hitler’s plans for the Jews evolved
from random persecution to a
Trying to understand Hitler has led prophecy for total annihilation…
historians and psychoanalysts down
some interesting paths 78 GERMAN
OPPOSITION
RISE TO
TO HITLER
POWER
Not everyone supported Hitler. A
host of brave citizens risked their
lives opposing the regime
38 THE BEER HALL
PUTSCH 82 THE ROAD
TO WAR 62
The Nazis’ first bid for power was
clumsy, poorly planned and almost Between 1933 and 1939, Hitler
cost Hitler his life oversaw an expansion plan that sent
the world spiralling into war
42 THE NAZI BIBLE
HITLER AT WAR
After being imprisoned, Hitler wrote
one of the most controversial books
of all time 90 HITLER AT WAR
48 THE RISE OF To what extent did the Führer’s
EVIL: HITLER
military leadership style affect
the outcome of World War II?
How the demagogue used riots,
We get expert Dr Geoffrey
racism & repression in his quest to
Megargee’s verdict on Adolf
restore German ‘greatness’
Hitler’s tactical prowess
98 BLITZKRIEG:
HITLER’S
LIGHTNING WAR
There are few instances in modern
warfare where two equally matched
powers fought such a one-sided
contest. The Battle for France was
over in weeks…
104 HITLER VS
STALIN:
OPERATION
16
BARBAROSSA
When World War II’s totalitarian
titans clashed, Eastern Europe
turned red with blood and the
Soviet Union was brought to the
brink of collapse
116 HITLER’S DEATH
CAMPS
While Hitler fought a war overseas,
his own people faced a far more
terrifying foe, a living hell that would
claim the lives of millions…
122 BATTLE OF
BERLIN
122
Amid the rubble of the Nazi capital,
the Soviet Red Army brought Hitler’s
Third Reich to a violent end
128 TWILIGHT
30 IN THE
FÜHRERBUNKER
Deep in the Führerbunker, Adolf
Hitler perished along with his dream
of Nazi world domination amid the
rubble and destruction of Berlin
VISION &
LEGACY
136 GERMANIA: A
VISION OF EVIL
In his quest to dominate Europe,
Hitler dreamed of building a global
monument to Nazism
140 LEGACY OF A
MADMAN
The aftershocks of Hitler’s brief
72 42 reign over Germany are still being
felt around the globe
MAKING
OF A
MONSTER
10 THE YOUNG HITLER
With a troubled upbringing, Hitler displayed none
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of the conviction that would mark his later years
16 A TASTE OF WAR
Hitler’s wartime service was unspectacular, but
was later embellished by Nazi propaganda
20 HITLER IN LOVE
Uncover the lives of the women who fell in love
with the most hated man of the 20th century
26 DEVELOPING
A CREDO
It took time for Hitler to build the belief system
that would carry him to power
30 INSIDE THE MIND
OF HITLER
Trying to understand Hitler has led historians and 30
psychoanalysts down some interesting paths
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26
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Making of a monster
An infant Adolf Hitler,
photographed around 1890
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