A landmark biography that explores the uncharted territory of Hitler the human being.
Volker Ullrich is a historian and journalist whose previous books include biographies of Bismarck and Napoleon, as well as a major study of Imperial Germany, The Nervous Superpower 1871-1918. From 1990 to 2009, Ullrich was the editor of the 'Political Book' review section of the influential weekly newspaper, Die Zeit. On publication in Germany in 2013, Hitler- Ascent 1889-1939 became a top ten bestseller.
"Everyone concerned about democracy should read this book." --
Richard J. Evans * The Nation *
"A superb biography of the Fuhrer's pre-war years... It is a
tribute to Ullrich's absorbing biography that one contemplates its
second volume with a shudder." -- Miranda Seymour * Daily Telegraph
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"[A] fascinating Shakespearean parable about how the confluence of
circumstances, chance, a ruthless individual and the wilful
blindness of others can transform a country." -- Michiko Kakutani *
New York Times *
"A substantial addition to the Fuhrer canon." -- David Aaronovitch
* The Times, Book of the Year *
"Where Ullrich adds greatly to our understanding is by making the
mercurial, changeable and...profoundly unknowable Hitler
believable... This is a major achievement... Impressive and
revealing biography." -- Nicholas Stargardt * Literary Review *
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