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Hitler´s First War: Adolf Hitler, the Men of the List Regiment, and the First World War
Thomas Weber
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Description for Hitler´s First War: Adolf Hitler, the Men of the List Regiment, and the First World War
Paperback. The story of Hitler's formative experiences as a soldier on the Western Front - now told in full for the first time, presenting a radical revision of Hitler's own account of this time in Mein Kampf. Num Pages: 480 pages, 16pp black and white plates. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJF; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 606. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
Hitler claimed that his years as a soldier in the First World War were the most formative years of his life. However, for the six decades since his death in the ruins of Berlin, Hitler's time as a soldier on the Western Front has, remarkably, remained a blank spot. Until now, all that we knew about Hitler's life in these years and the regiment in which he served came from his own account in Mein Kampf and the equally mythical accounts of his comrades. Hitler's First War for the first time looks at what really happened to Private ... Read more
Hitler claimed that his years as a soldier in the First World War were the most formative years of his life. However, for the six decades since his death in the ruins of Berlin, Hitler's time as a soldier on the Western Front has, remarkably, remained a blank spot. Until now, all that we knew about Hitler's life in these years and the regiment in which he served came from his own account in Mein Kampf and the equally mythical accounts of his comrades. Hitler's First War for the first time looks at what really happened to Private ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press London
Condition
Used, Very Good
Dustjacket
Yes
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199226382
SKU
KKD0009115
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Thomas Weber
Thomas Weber teaches European and international history at the University of Aberdeen and directs the Centre for Global Security and Governance. Since earning his DPhil from the University of Oxford, he has held fellowships or has taught at Harvard University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, and the University of Glasgow. ... Read more
Reviews for Hitler´s First War: Adolf Hitler, the Men of the List Regiment, and the First World War
One of the 10 best books on the First World War ever published
Die Welt
engaging and well researched
Sunday Business Post
terrifically interesting book
Sunday Herald (Glasgow)
mighty but highly readable piece of research
The Independent
groundbreaking study
History Today 'Book of the Month'
here is some very accurate ... Read more
Die Welt
engaging and well researched
Sunday Business Post
terrifically interesting book
Sunday Herald (Glasgow)
mighty but highly readable piece of research
The Independent
groundbreaking study
History Today 'Book of the Month'
here is some very accurate ... Read more