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Hitler : downfall, 1939-1945  Cover Image Book Book

Hitler : downfall, 1939-1945 / Volker Ullrich ; translated from the German by Jefferson Chase.

Ullrich, Volker, 1943- (author.). Chase, Jefferson S., (translator.).

Summary:

"From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939--a riveting account of the dictator's final years, when he got the war he wanted but his leadership led to catastrophe for his nation, the world, and himself."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781101874004
  • ISBN: 1101874007
  • Physical Description: ix, 838 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First American edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book."
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Unleashing the War -- Poland 1939-40: Prelude to a War of annihilation -- Decision in the West? -- Strategic stalemate -- Operation Barbarossa -- The War Turns, 1941-1942 -- The road to the Holocaust -- Stalingrad and the battle for oil -- Total War and ethnic-Popular Community -- On the defensive -- Operations Overlord and Bagration -- The Berghof during the War -- The Stauffenberg assassination attempt and its aftermath -- Final rally -- Decline of a dictator -- Staged exit -- The final days in the bunker -- Hitler's Place in History.
Subject: Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Political and social views.
Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 > Influence.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
National socialism.
Heads of state > Germany > Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 943.086 ULLR (Text) 34455006718643 Adult Nonfiction 1st FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library B HITLER (Text) 33062009342685 Adult Biography Available -
Easton Main Library HITLER (Text) 31901004458024 Adult Biography Available -


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