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HITLER NEW EXPLORE THE RISE AND FALL OF HISTORY’S MIND MOST NOTORIOUS OF A MONSTER DICTATOR DELVE INTO THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLF HITLER FROM THE MAKERS OF L A CI ln FI ao F O t N i U it % gi 0 d 10 i D E N HIRDDITIO YOUNG HITLER • HITLER IN LOVE • THE DEATH CAMPS • HIS FINAL HOURS TE WELCOME TO THE HITLER Book of O n 30 April 1945, with Berlin surrounded and Nazi Germany all but defeated, Adolf Hitler put his Walther PPK pistol to his head, took a deep breath, and pulled the trigger. The Führer was dead, his bloody reign of terror finally at an end. In the Book of Hitler, we look back at the brutal rise and dramatic fall of history’s most hated man, from his troubled early years and experiences during World War I to his use of repression, racism and riots to take control and maintain power in Germany. Hitler’s military leadership style and how it affected the outcome of World War II is explored in detail alongside fascinating features on key moments from the conflict, such as his clash with Soviet giant Josef Stalin and Nazi Germany’s last stand in Berlin, while we also look at Hitler’s plans for global domination and the lasting impact his brief reign continues to have on the world. 3 HITLER Future PLC Quay House, The Ambury, Bath, BA1 1UA Bookazine Editorial Editor Dan Peel Compiled by Sarah Bankes & Newton Ribeiro Senior Art Editor Andy Downes Head of Art & Design Greg Whitaker Editorial Director Jon White All About History Editorial Editor Jonathan Gordon Art Editor Kym Winters Editor in Chief Tim Williamson Senior Art Editor Duncan Crook Contributors David Foley, Katharine Marsh, Michael Haskew, Philippa Grafton, Will Lawrence Cover images Mary Evans, Alamy, Getty Images Photography All copyrights and trademarks are recognised and respected Advertising Media packs are available on request Commercial Director Clare Dove International Head of Print Licensing Rachel Shaw [email protected] www.futurecontenthub.com Circulation Head of Newstrade Tim Mathers Production Head of Production Mark Constance Production Project Manager Matthew Eglinton Advertising Production Manager Joanne Crosby Digital Editions Controller Jason Hudson Production Managers Keely Miller, Nola Cokely, Vivienne Calvert, Fran Twentyman Printed in the UK Distributed by Marketforce, 5 Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HU www.marketforce.co.uk Tel: 0203 787 9001 Hitler Third Edition (AHB4467) © 2022 Future Publishing Limited We are committed to only using magazine paper which is derived from responsibly managed, certified forestry and chlorine-free manufacture. 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Future plc is a public Chief executive Zillah Byng-Thorne company quoted on the Non-executive chairman Richard Huntingford London Stock Exchange Chief financial officer Penny Ladkin-Brand (symbol: FUTR) www.futureplc.com Tel +44 (0)1225 442 244 Part of the bookazine series CONTENTS MAKING OF 56 THE REICHSTAG A MONSTER FIRE A remarkable stroke of fortune sealed the fate of a Nazi scheme for 10 THE YOUNG domination of democracy HITLER 60 NIGHT OF THE With a troubled upbringing, he LONG KNIVES displayed none of the conviction that would mark his later years Hitler’s bloody purge of his 20 opponents confirms his supremacy 16 A TASTE OF WAR and leaves at least 85 dead Hitler’s wartime service was 62 FORGING THE unspectacular, but was later NAZI STATE embellished by Nazi propaganda 26 20 HITLER IN LOVE How Hitler developed the concept of ‘gleichschaltung’ to consolidate Uncover the lives of the women who absolute power fell in love with the most hated man of the 20th century 66 HITLER’S WAR ON ART 26 DEVELOPING A CREDO Inside the 1937 exhibition of ‘degenerate art’ that the Nazis loved It took time for Hitler to build the to hate belief system that would carry him to power 72 THE ROAD TO GENOCIDE 30 INSIDE THE MIND OF HITLER Hitler’s plans for the Jews evolved from random persecution to a Trying to understand Hitler has led prophecy for total annihilation… historians and psychoanalysts down some interesting paths 78 GERMAN OPPOSITION RISE TO TO HITLER POWER Not everyone supported Hitler. A host of brave citizens risked their lives opposing the regime 38 THE BEER HALL PUTSCH 82 THE ROAD TO WAR 62 The Nazis’ first bid for power was clumsy, poorly planned and almost Between 1933 and 1939, Hitler cost Hitler his life oversaw an expansion plan that sent the world spiralling into war 42 THE NAZI BIBLE HITLER AT WAR After being imprisoned, Hitler wrote one of the most controversial books of all time 90 HITLER AT WAR 48 THE RISE OF To what extent did the Führer’s EVIL: HITLER military leadership style affect the outcome of World War II? How the demagogue used riots, We get expert Dr Geoffrey racism & repression in his quest to Megargee’s verdict on Adolf restore German ‘greatness’ Hitler’s tactical prowess 98 BLITZKRIEG: HITLER’S LIGHTNING WAR There are few instances in modern warfare where two equally matched powers fought such a one-sided contest. The Battle for France was over in weeks… 104 HITLER VS STALIN: OPERATION 16 BARBAROSSA When World War II’s totalitarian titans clashed, Eastern Europe turned red with blood and the Soviet Union was brought to the brink of collapse 116 HITLER’S DEATH CAMPS While Hitler fought a war overseas, his own people faced a far more terrifying foe, a living hell that would claim the lives of millions… 122 BATTLE OF BERLIN 122 Amid the rubble of the Nazi capital, the Soviet Red Army brought Hitler’s Third Reich to a violent end 128 TWILIGHT 30 IN THE FÜHRERBUNKER Deep in the Führerbunker, Adolf Hitler perished along with his dream of Nazi world domination amid the rubble and destruction of Berlin VISION & LEGACY 136 GERMANIA: A VISION OF EVIL In his quest to dominate Europe, Hitler dreamed of building a global monument to Nazism 140 LEGACY OF A MADMAN The aftershocks of Hitler’s brief 72 42 reign over Germany are still being felt around the globe MAKING OF A MONSTER 10 THE YOUNG HITLER With a troubled upbringing, Hitler displayed none 10 of the conviction that would mark his later years 16 A TASTE OF WAR Hitler’s wartime service was unspectacular, but was later embellished by Nazi propaganda 20 HITLER IN LOVE Uncover the lives of the women who fell in love with the most hated man of the 20th century 26 DEVELOPING A CREDO It took time for Hitler to build the belief system that would carry him to power 30 INSIDE THE MIND OF HITLER Trying to understand Hitler has led historians and 30 psychoanalysts down some interesting paths 16 20 10 26 20 Making of a monster An infant Adolf Hitler, photographed around 1890 10