Adolf Hitler: Die Jahre des Untergangs, 1939–1945Volker Ullrich
Since the publication of British historian Ian Kershaw’s standard-setting two-volume biography,1 dozens of new articles and source editions on Hitler have been published. In broad strokes Ullrich’s portrayal follows Kershaw’s, bolstering some aspects, correcting a few details, and most notably addin...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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2021
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 114-116 |
| Review of: | Adolf Hitler ; 2. Band: Die Jahre des Untergangs 1939-1945 (Frankfurt am Main : S. Fischer, 2018) (Marcuse, Harold)
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| Summary: | Since the publication of British historian Ian Kershaw’s standard-setting two-volume biography,1 dozens of new articles and source editions on Hitler have been published. In broad strokes Ullrich’s portrayal follows Kershaw’s, bolstering some aspects, correcting a few details, and most notably adding many anecdotes to counter the “empty shell” functionalist interpretation of Hitler as a weak dictator., Ullrich’s main source for these anecdotes are unpublished and newly published diaries, ranging from those by ordinary Germans and Hitler’s low-level personal assistants up to foreign diplomats, German generals, and particularly Goebbels, whose near daily entries guide the narrative through many of its eighteen chapters. |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcab006 |