hitler, adolf

Presents the background, events, and aftermath of the night the German parliament building burned.

William Shirer offers a day-by-day account of the experiences he had while working as a foreign correspondent in Germany from 1934 to 1941.

Recounts Hitler's rise and fall against a searching analysis of the psychological reasons for both.

British Intelligence investigator Hugh Trevor-Roper chronicles Hitler's last ten days, based on American counterintelligence files and the accounts of German prisoners, among other sources.

Explores the myths and theories surrounding Adolf Hitler's life, and attempts to explain why he killed thousands of Jews during World War II.

Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about significant events and people in the life of German leader Adolf Hitler, as well as his policies, use of propaganda, the Holocaust, and other topics. Includes an introduction, a chronology, and maps.

Use interviews with witnesses and perpetrators, along with archival film and records, to examine how a political party as fundamentally evil as the Nazis could come to power in a modern European nation. Discusses the factors that enabled the rise of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party in the economically-devastated Germany of the post-World War I era and looks at the role of ordinary Germans in the Nazi regime. Follows the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, from its early promises through the atrocities and suffering of World War II. Includes segments focusing on the occupation of Poland and on the holocaust and concentration camps, particularly Treblinka.

Explores events in Germany that led up to World War II including Hitler's rise to power and the creation of the Third Reich.