Hitler

Δυο σχεδόν μήνες για να ολοκληρώσω το ογκωδέστατο αριστούργημα. Ένα πραγματικό ιστορικό τεκμήριο που πρέπει να διαβαστεί απο όλους όσους ενδιαφέρονται για τον δεύτερο παγκόσμιο πόλεμο. Πιστεύω πως ακόμα και εκεί να ήταν ο Ian Kershaw, δε θα είχε συγκρατήσει τόσες λεπτομέρειες για τα γεγονότα. Το βιβ Leggi tutto

Sometimes when I spend too much time reading on the minutiae of the Third Reich, it starts to look strange in my head--like when you look too long at your own hand or ponder the spelling of your own name too long and it begins to seems weird and unreal. I'm not saying that I doubt the facts of the e Leggi tutto

So that escalated. A very long, hard, incredibly gruelling slog; and a tome that has worked its way through me as much as I’ve worked my way through it. Despite all the work involved, however, (or perhaps because of it) it is no exaggeration to say that this biography has easily been one of the most Leggi tutto

I raced through the 1030 page behemoth that is Hitler (2009) by Ian Kershaw . It's fascinating. I'd not read a biography of Hitler for many a year and, whilst no expert, cannot imagine anyone else has produced such a compelling account. In the introduction Ian Kershaw explains that this is a slightly Leggi tutto

Unpicking Hitler. This book is a merger of Sir Ian Kershaw’s Hitler books, Hubris and Nemesis, which for most will be enough as it is still a huge book. For me, it is the ultimate Hitler biography. Kershaw when he began his scholarly journey 30 years ago was interested in medieval history and so wen Leggi tutto