The second volume of a new narrative history of the rise and fall of the Nazi regime, by an expert on the Third Reich. 'This book is like a time machine because McDonough writes so vividly' History of War 'McDonough writes clearly and readably with just enough detail on the huge canvas that he covers' Spectator 'A book of big themes, big ideas and world changing events [...] a masterpiece' History of War Magazine At the beginning of 1940 Germany was at the pinnacle of its power. By May 1945 Hitler was dead and Germany had suffered a disastrous defeat. Hitler had failed to achieve his aim of making Germany a super power and had left her people to cope with the endless shame of the Holocaust. In The Hitler Years: Disaster 1940-1945, Professor Frank McDonough charts the dramatic change of fortune for the Third Reich, and challenges long-held accounts of the Holocaust and Germany's ultimate defeat. Despite Hitler's grand ambitions and the successful early stages of the Third Reich's advances into Europe, Frank McDonough argues that Germany was only ever a middle-ranking power and never truly stood a chance against the combined forces of the Allies.
The second volume of a new narrative history of the rise and fall of the Nazi regime, by an expert on the Third Reich. 'This book is like a time machine because McDonough writes so vividly' History of War 'McDonough writes clearly and readably with just enough detail on the huge canvas that he covers' Spectator 'A book of big themes, big ideas and world changing events [...] a masterpiece' History of War Magazine At the beginning of 1940 Germany was at the pinnacle of its power. By May 1945 Hitler was dead and Germany had suffered a disastrous defeat. Hitler had failed to achieve his aim of making Germany a super power and had left her people to cope with the endless shame of the Holocaust. In The Hitler Years: Disaster 1940-1945, Professor Frank McDonough charts the dramatic change of fortune for the Third Reich, and challenges long-held accounts of the Holocaust and Germany's ultimate defeat. Despite Hitler's grand ambitions and the successful early stages of the Third Reich's advances into Europe, Frank McDonough argues that Germany was only ever a middle-ranking power and never truly stood a chance against the combined forces of the Allies.
The second volume of a new narrative history of the rise and fall of the Nazi regime, by an expert on the Third Reich.
Professor Frank McDonough is an internationally renowned expert on the Third Reich. He studied history at Balliol College, Oxford and gained a PhD from Lancaster University. Now based in Liverpool, McDonough has written many critically acclaimed books, including The Gestapo, Sophie Scholl and most recently The Hitler Years, a two-volume history charting the rise and fall of the Nazi regime.
This book is like a time machine because McDonough writes so
vividly [...] One minute you're dining in private with Churchill
and Stalin, the next you're watching the Wehrmacht advance and
retreat in the east
*History of War Magazine*
An impressive tome, beautifully presented with a body of
illustrations... McDonough's narrative rattles along, constantly
engaging and enlightening and thankfully free from turgid academic
jargon... Rarely has the odious story of the Third Reich been so
elegantly presented'
*History Today*
I have read many books on the period and Frank McDonough's ranks
above them all. Bravo
*Danny Baker*
McDonough is not content with repeating age-old arguments but seeks
to challenge mainstream historiography, bringing into question the
real role Hitler played in Nazi Germany
*Aspects of History*
McDonough writes clearly and readably with just enough detail on
the huge canvas that he covers
*Spectator*
An amazing achievement... If you are going to read one book over
the Christmas period or early next year then read this
*Paul Ross, talkRadio*
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