The Meaning Of Hitler

Description

Sebastian Haffner examines Hitler's lifespan, his performance, his successes, errors, intellectual misconceptions, crimes and, last but not least, his great betrayal of his nation, the Western world and human civilisation. 'What makes Haffner's book different is that it is not one more biography but an analysis - a most penetrating analysis - of what Hitler was up to in his astonishing career' A.L. Rowse 'Mr Haffner...has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone else the clockwork of that infernal machine' Gordon Brook-Shepherd, Sunday Telegraph

Promotion info

By the bestselling author of Defying Hitler Rights to Defying Hitler sold to eighteen countries was selected in newspapers as 'Book of the Year' 2002 more times than any other book Over 400,000 hardback copies of Defying Hitler sold in Germany alone and was a number one bestseller list for 42 consecutive weeks 'An intelligent, wholly original and very enlightening book...clear, informative and provocative' Golo Mann, Encounter 'A quite dazzlingly brilliant analysis of what [Hitler] was' Edward Crankshaw, Observer

Author description

Sebastian Haffner, who was born in Berlin, emigrated to London before the Second World War and returned to Germany in 1954 as the Observer's correspondent there. He also worked as a political columnist for Die Welt and Stern.