The Meaning Of Hitler

Resumen del libro

A remarkable historical and psychological study of the enigma of Adolf Hitler and his impact on the twentieth century - by the bestselling author of DEFYING HITLER. 'Dazzlingly brilliant' OBSERVER'Mr Haffner ... has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone else the clockwork of that infernal machine' SUNDAY TELEGRAPHSebastian Haffner examines Hitler's lifespan, his performance, his successes, errors, intellectual misconceptions, crimes and, last but not least, his great betrayal of his nation, the Western world and human civilisation.

'What makes Haffner's book different is that it is not one more biography but an analysis - a most penetrating analysis - of what Hitler was up to in his astonishing career' A.L. Rowse'Mr Haffner...has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone else the clockwork of that infernal machine' Gordon Brook-Shepherd, Sunday Telegraph

Biografía del autor

Sebastian Haffner nació en Berlín, donde cursó estudios de Derecho. En 1938, considerándose una víctima aria del nazismo, emigró a Inglaterra, donde trabajó como periodista para The Observer. En 1954 regresó a Alemania. Hasta su muerte colaboró en los más prestigiosos periódicos alemanes. Entre sus libros destacan una biografía de Churchill y De Bismark a Hitler.