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Hitler : beyond evil and tyranny / R.H.S. Stolfi.
Van Pelt Library DD247.H5 S777 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stolfi, R. H. S. (Russel H. S.), 1932-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945.
- Hitler, Adolf.
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Psychology.
- Personality and politics--Germany--Case studies.
- Personality and politics.
- Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Childhood and youth.
- World War, 1914-1918--Influence.
- World War, 1914-1918.
- Heads of state--Germany--Biography.
- Heads of state.
- National socialism.
- History.
- Psychology.
- Germany.
- Germany--History--1933-1945.
- Germany--History--1918-1933.
- National socialism--History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 520 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
- Summary:
- The author reinterprets the known facts about the Nazi fuehrer to construct a convincing, realistic portrait of the man. In place of the hollow shell whom others have made into an icon of evil, Stolfi sees a complex, nuanced personality. He tells the story of Hitler, starting with the dreamy youth who showed talent for architectural design but who struggled academically and floundered without direction. The authoe ranks Hitler's successes from 1919 through 1941 as achievements so astonishing that he must be characterized, along with Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, and Napoleon, as one of Hegel's impossibly rare world historical personalities. This revision of Hitler biography brings us closer to understanding a pivotal personality in the history of mankind.
- Contents:
- Hitler's Attributes Reassessed
- Hitler as a Product of His Times
- Out of the Desert, 1919-1922
- Setback, Perseverance, and Infallibility, 1923-1929
- Old Fighters, New Converts, Decisive Success, 1929-1932
- Triumph of a Messiah, within Germany, 1933-1934
- Arrival of a World Historical Personality in Europe, 1935-1936
- Redeemer of the Germans, 1937-1939
- The Siege of Germany.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781616144746
- 1616144742
- OCLC:
- 726821372
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