Bibliograph

Hitler, downfall, 1939-1945, Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase

Type

Label

Hitler, downfall, 1939-1945, Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hitler

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1131894843

Responsibility statement

Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase

Sub title

downfall, 1939-1945

Summary

"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."--, Provided by publisher

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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