The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler's Germany, 1944-1945 - Ian Kershaw (.mobi)
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DetailCountless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital question of how and why it was able to hold out as long as it did. The Third Reich did not surrender until Germany had been left in ruins and almost completely occupied. Even in the near-apocalyptic final months, when the war was plainly lost, the Nazis refused to sue for peace. Historically, this is extremely rare.Drawing on original testimony from ordinary Germans and arch-Nazis alike, award-winning historian Ian Kershaw explores this fascinating question in a gripping and focused narrative that begins with the failed bomb plot in July 1944 and ends with the German capitulation in May 1945. Hitler, desperate to avoid a repeat of the "disgraceful" German surrender in 1918, was of course critical to the Third Reich's fanatical determination, but his power was sustained only because those below him were unable, or unwilling, to challenge it. Even as the military situation grew increasingly hopeless, Wehrmacht generals fought on, their orders largely obeyed, and the regime continued its ruthless persecution of Jews, prisoners, and foreign workers. Beneath the hail of allied bombing, German society maintained some semblance of normalcy in the very last months of the war. The Berlin Philharmonic even performed on April 12, 1945, less than three weeks before Hitler's suicide.About the AuthorIan Kershaw is the author of Fateful Choices and the definitive two-volume biography of Hitler, Hitler 1889–1936: Hubris and Hitler 1936–1945: Nemesis. His latest book, To Hell and Back, is a history of the first half of the 20th century. He lives in Manchester, England.
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Customer Reviews
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references and a good index. Well done
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Five Stars
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The final distinergation of Germany
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Gotterdammerung
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Hope Arising From Despair?
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Solid examination of the last year of Nazi Germany by a true master
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Compelling and Disturbing
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an excellent book on how World War II in Europe (too slowly) drew to its conclusion
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Final Days Of The Third Reich
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Good solid piece of work.
