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Hitler downfall, 1939-1945

"From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939--a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself."--

Main Author: Ullrich, Volker (Author)
Other Authors: Chase, Jefferson S. (Translator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
German
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Edition: First American edition.
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Political and social views.
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Influence.
National socialism.
Heads of state > Germany > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Unleashing the War
  • Poland 1939-40: Prelude to a War of annihilation
  • Decision in the West?
  • Strategic stalemate
  • Operation Barbarossa
  • The War Turns, 1941-1942
  • The road to the Holocaust
  • Stalingrad and the battle for oil
  • Total War and ethnic-Popular Community
  • On the defensive
  • Operations Overlord and Bagration
  • The Berghof during the War
  • The Stauffenberg assassination attempt and its aftermath
  • Final rally
  • Decline of a dictator
  • Staged exit
  • The final days in the bunker
  • Hitler's Place in History.

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