{"product_id":"hitler-1","title":"Hitler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow available in a single, abridged paperback, Ian Kershaw''s \u003ci\u003eHitler\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive biography of the Nazi leader.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Ian Kershaw''s two volume biography, \u003ci\u003eHitler 1889-1936: Hubris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u003c\/i\u003e, was greeted with universal acclaim as the essential work on one of the most malign figures in history, from his earliest origins to the final days of the Second World War. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Now this landmark historical work is available in one single, abridged edition, tracing the story of how a bitter, failed art student from an obscure corner of Austria rose to unparalleled power, destroying the lives of millions and bringing the world to the brink of Armageddon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  ''Supersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write''\u003cbr\u003e  David Cannadine, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The Hitler biography for the twenty-first century''\u003cbr\u003e  Richard Evans, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''I cannot imagine a better biography of this great tyrant emerging for a long while''\u003cbr\u003e  Jeremy Paxman\u003cbr\u003e ''Magisterial ... anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw, for no one has done more to lay bare Hitler''s morbid psyche''\u003cbr\u003e  Niall Ferguson, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''For the present generation, Kershaw''s \u003ci\u003eHitler\u003c\/i\u003e stands out as a clear beacon of truth, illuminating a dark age of terror and mendacity''\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eMail on Sund\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''An achievement of the very highest order''\u003cbr\u003e  Michael Burleigh, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eIan Kershaw\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1943) was Professor of Modern History at the University of Sheffield from 1989-2008, and is one of the world''s leading authorities on Hitler. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe ''Hitler Myth''\u003c\/i\u003e, his two volume biography \u003ci\u003eHitler 1889-1936: Hubris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHitler 1936-1945: Nemesis\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFateful Choices:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTen Decisions that Changed the World, 1940-1941\u003c\/i\u003e. He was knighted in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57302950773118,"sku":"NW9780141035888","price":15.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141035888.jpg?v=1778234688","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/hitler-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}