Hitler: A Global Biography PDF
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Copyright Copyright © 2019 by Brendan Simms Cover image: Photo 12/Alamy Stock Photo Cover copyright © 2019 Hachette Book Group, Inc. Hachette Book Group supports the right to free expression and the value of copyright. The purpose of copyright is to encourage writers and artists to produce the creative works that enrich our culture. The scanning, uploading, and distribution of this book without permission is a theft of the author’s intellectual property. If you would like permission to use material from the book (other than for review purposes), please contact [email protected]. Thank you for your support of the author’s rights. Basic Books Hachette Book Group 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10104 www.basicbooks.com Originally published in 2019 by Allen Lane in the United Kingdom First US Edition: October 2019 Published by Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. The Basic Books name and logo is a trademark of the Hachette Book Group. The Hachette Speakers Bureau provides a wide range of authors for speaking events. To find out more, go to www.hachettespeakersbureau.com or call (866) 376-6591. The publisher is not responsible for websites (or their content) that are not owned by the publisher. Library of Congress Control Number: 2019947304 ISBNs: 978-0-465-02237-3 (hardcover), 978-1-5416-1820-6 (ebook) E3-20190910-JV-NF-ORI Contents Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Epigraph Abbreviations Acknowledgements Prologue Introduction PART ONE Humiliation 1 Sketch of the Dictator as a Young Man 2 Against a ‘World of Enemies’ 3 The ‘Colonization’ of Germany PART TWO Fragmentation 4 The Struggle for Bavaria 5 Anglo-American Power and German Impotence 6 Regaining Control of the Party PART THREE Unification 7 The American Challenge 8 Breakthrough 9 Making the Fewest Mistakes PART FOUR Mobilization 10 The ‘Fairy Tale’ 11 The ‘Elevation’ of the German People 12 Guns and Butter PART FIVE Confrontation 13 ‘Living Standards’ and ‘Living Space’ 14 ‘England is the motor of opposition to us’ 15 The ‘Haves’ and the ‘Have-Nots’ PART SIX Annihilation 16 Facing West, Striking East 17 The Struggle against the ‘Anglo-Saxons’ and ‘Plutocracy’ 18 The Fall of ‘Fortress Europe’ Conclusion Discover More About the Author Praise for Hitler Notes For Katherine
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