Kershaw, Ian, — HITLER 1889-1936 : Hubris.

Penguin, London, ND (circa 2004), 3rd imp., trade paperback, xxx, 845pp, 32pp half tone photo ills., pedigree in text, half tone photo pictorial upper wrapper, in the first part of a two volume biography the author charts the rise of Adolf Hitler from being a bizarre misfit in a Viennese dosshouse to his dictatorial leadership. Drawing on a huge range of sources the author recreates the world which first thwarted and then nurtured Hitler in his youth, from early childhood to the first successes of the Nazi Party. As Hitler's fantasy of being Germany's saviour attracted more and more support the author explains why so many Germans adored him, connived with him or felt powerless to resist him.lightly rubbed at tips, slight roll to lightly creased spine, small scrape to spine, edges tanned, very good,