Hitler 1889-1936 Hubris

"In a Wagnerian-length study...Ian Kershaw, the distinguished British historian, seeks to sweep away the distortions, half-truths and myths that still becloud our understanding of the dictator's extraordinary career. He also tries to explain how such a secretive, friendless, cruel person could win the hearts of a majority of the German people....Mr. Kershaw's biography provides the most astute assessment of Hitler's bond with the German people yet written. Only now and then does the Fuhrer fade from view, standing just off-stage -- remote, hate-ridden, still mysterious."Kershaw, Ian is the author of 'Hitler 1889-1936 Hubris', published 1999 under ISBN 9780393046717 and ISBN 0393046710.