Bibliograph

Hitler, downfall, 1939-1945, Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase

Type

Label

Hitler, downfall, 1939-1945, Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-809) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hitler

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1190581203

Responsibility statement

Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase

Sub title

downfall, 1939-1945

Summary

"From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939--a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Unleashing the War -- Poland 1939-40: Prelude to a War of annihilation -- Decision in the West? -- Strategic stalemate -- Operation Barbarossa -- The War Turns, 1941-1942 -- The road to the Holocaust -- Stalingrad and the battle for oil -- Total War and ethnic-Popular Community -- On the defensive -- Operations Overlord and Bagration -- The Berghof during the War -- The Stauffenberg assassination attempt and its aftermath -- Final rally -- Decline of a dictator -- Staged exit -- The final days in the bunker -- Hitler's Place in History

resource.variantTitle

Downfall, 1939-1945

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