The Meaning of Hitler

Ranked #84 in German History

This is a remarkable historical and psychological examination of the enigma of Adolf Hitler--who he was, how he wielded power, and why he was destined to fail.

Beginning with Hitler's early life, Sebastian Haffner probes the historical, political, and emotional forces that molded his character. In examining the inhumanity of a man for whom politics became a substitute for life, he discusses Hitler's bizarre relationships with women, his arrested psychological development, his ideological misconceptions, his growing obsession with racial extermination, and the murderous rages of his...
more

Similar Books

If you like The Meaning of Hitler, check out these similar top-rated books:


Learn: What makes Shortform summaries the best in the world?