Hitler, Adolf
Additional Reading > Biographies
Biographical studies include Ian Kershaw, Hitler, 1889–1936: Hubris (1998, reissued 2000); Alan Bullock, Hitler: A Study in Tyranny, completely rev. ed. (1962, reissued 1995), also available in an abridged ed. with the same title (1971, reissued 1991); Joachim C. Fest, Hitler (1974, reissued 1992; originally published in German, 1973); Bradley F. Smith, Adolf Hitler: His Family, Childhood, and Youth (1967, reissued 1979); William Carr, Hitler: A Study in Personality and Politics (1978, reprinted 1986); Charles Bracelen Flood, Hitler: The Path to Power (1989), which traces Hitler's life and politics through 1923; Konrad Heiden, Der Fuehrer: Hitler's Rise to Power, trans. from German by Ralph Manheim (1944, reissued 1969; also published as The Führer, 1999), which deals with the period up to 1934; Hugh Trevor-Roper, The Last Days of Hitler, 7th ed. (1995); and Sebastian Haffner, The Meaning of Hitler (1979, reissued 1997; originally published in German, 1978), a profound and well-written biographical essay. Eberhard Jäckel, Hitler in History (1984), briefly examines Hitler's rise to power and military involvement; and John Lukacs, The Hitler of History (1997), is a study of the biography and biographers of Hitler.Contents of this article:
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·Introduction
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·Early life
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·Rise to power
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·Hitler's life and habits
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·Dictator, 1933–39
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·World War II
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·Hitler's place in history
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·Additional Reading
