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Hitler’s War
By: Edwin P. Hoyt (580.16/36108)
Publisher: Robert Haled. London
From the John Laffin Library
Unlike other histories and biographies on the subject, Hitler’s War vividly recreates the events of World War Two as seen through Hitler’s eyes.
Hoyt freshly analyses Hitler’s political career, exposing his psychological make-up and his relationship with those around him. And, slipping behind enemy lines, he points out the strengths and weaknesses of Hitler’s military strategies.
Following Hitler’s rise from demagogue to dictator, the author probes the roots of the Fuhrer’s anti-Semitism and anti-communism, and shows how these obsessions ultimately undermined his power.
Hitler’s crucial miscalculations in his campaigns to overrun the West are highlighted and the Allies’ idealistic pursuit of an unconditional surrender is called into question.
Fast-paced and controversial, Hitler’s War is a skilful rendering of a critical period of military history and a striking new portrait of the man who dominated the era.
April 2009
