Hitler

A New York Times BestsellerA Washington Post Best Book of the YearA Publishers Weekly Best Book of the YearAn Economist Best Book of the Year“Magisterial . . . anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw. ”―Niall Ferguson“The Hitler biography of the twenty-first century” (Richard J. Evans), Ian Kershaw’s Hitler is a one-volume masterpiece that will become the standard work. From Hitler’s origins as a failed artist in fin-de-siecle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Kershaw’s richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbels’s diaries, Kershaw addresses the crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, the Holocaust, and the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively. 151 photos; 8 maps.