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Hitler
- Ascent 1889-1939
- Narrated by: Don Hagen
- Length: 34 hrs and 46 mins
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Summary
A major new biography - an extraordinary, penetrating study of the man who has become the personification of evil.
For all the literature about Adolf Hitler, there have been just four seminal biographies; this is the fifth, a landmark work that sheds important new light on Hitler himself. Drawing on previously unseen papers and a wealth of recent scholarly research, Volker Ullrich reveals the man behind the public persona, from Hitler's childhood, to his failures as a young man in Vienna, to his experiences during the First World War, to his rise as a far-right party leader. Ullrich deftly captures Hitler's intelligence, instinctive grasp of politics, and gift for oratory as well as his megalomania, deep insecurity, and repulsive worldview.
Many previous biographies have focused on the larger social conditions that explain the rise of the Third Reich. Ullrich gives us a comprehensive portrait of a postwar Germany humiliated by defeat, wracked by political crisis, and starved by an economic depression - but his real gift is to show vividly how Hitler used his ruthlessness and political talent to shape the Nazi party and lead it to power. For decades the world has tried to grasp how Hitler was possible. By focusing on the man at the center of it all, on how he experienced his world, formed his political beliefs, and wielded power, this riveting biography brings us closer than ever to the answer.
Translated from the German by Jefferson Chase.
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- rachael horwitz
- 28-11-18
Very good
I'll have to listen to some parts of it again because I had it on in the background doing other things. I learned a lot of new things from this book and the narration was excellent. It makes me want to find out more about the other characters mentioned (Goebbels, Papen, etc)
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- Paul Gill
- 08-02-24
Excellent narration - best I’ve heard on a non-fiction Audible
It was Kershaw’s or this and the former was only available in French on the UK Audible store. Best narrator I’ve heard on this platform.
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- Narny
- 18-10-17
Informative listen
Found the content very interesting with quite a few things I was unaware of.
However the narration is a little laboured and took some getting used to.
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- Mr Image
- 24-08-21
Expertly narrated
A clever book as it chapters Hitlers life before WW2. Each chapter is on a different topic so none of the usual going round the houses, it just focuses on the relevance of it.
A refreshing approach and the narration was perfect.
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- Badger
- 04-03-20
Excellent
An important, fascinating and detailed account centred around the personalities involved.
Also, I can't praise the narrator too highly. His quiet, even, beautifully enunciated delivery is a perfect counterpoint to the savage events he is describing
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- marcoscu
- 19-01-17
Good book., well read.
A conventional account of Hitler's rise, we'll read but with some strange translation quirks.
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- C. Hamilton-welsh
- 20-08-17
Clearly well researched but bit dull and poor narration
Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Probably not as there are so many much better ones
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
Forensic detail but got wearing - hard to listen to
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Don Hagen?
Any of the big ones. Tried to enjoy the narration and it did get a bit better but not good. Dull.
Do you think Hitler needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
Yes story only half told but get a new narrator please
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