Making Friends With Hitler

Informationen zum Autor Ian Kershaw Klappentext Ian Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as the definitive work on the subject, as well as one of the most brilliant biographies of our time. In Making Friends with Hitler, the great scholar shines remarkable new light on decisions that led to war by tracing the extraordinary story of Lord Londonderry-one of Britain's wealthiest aristocrats, cousin of Winston Churchill, confidant of the king, and the only British cabinet member to outwardly support the Nazi party. Through Londonderry's tragic tale, Kershaw shows us that behind the accepted dogma of English appeasement and German bullying is a much more complicated and interesting reality-full of miscalculations on both sides that proved to be among the most fateful in history. Zusammenfassung Ian Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as the definitive work on the subject! as well as one of the most brilliant biographies of our time. In Making Friends with Hitler ! the great scholar shines remarkable new light on decisions that led to war by tracing the extraordinary story of Lord Londonderryone of Britain's wealthiest aristocrats! cousin of Winston Churchill! confidant of the king! and the only British cabinet member to outwardly support the Nazi party. Through Londonderry's tragic tale! Kershaw shows us that behind the accepted dogma of English appeasement and German bullying is a much more complicated and interesting realityfull of miscalculations on both sides that proved to be among the most fateful in history. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Ackowledgments Map: European Territorial Issues Between the Wars Preface Prologue: A Patrician's Progress 1. Illusions and Delusions about Hitler 2. Downfall of the Air Minister 3. Nazi Friends 4. Lengthening Shadows 5. Hope at Last 6. End of the Dream 7. Out in the Cold Epilogue: Mount Stewart, September 1947 Abbreviations Notes Archival Sources List of Newspapers and Magazines Cited List of Works Cited Index ...

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Ian Kershaw

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Ian Kershaw's biography of Adolf Hitler is widely regarded as the definitive work on the subject, as well as one of the most brilliant biographies of our time. In Making Friends with Hitler, the great scholar shines remarkable new light on decisions that led to war by tracing the extraordinary story of Lord Londonderry-one of Britain's wealthiest aristocrats, cousin of Winston Churchill, confidant of the king, and the only British cabinet member to outwardly support the Nazi party. Through Londonderry's tragic tale, Kershaw shows us that behind the accepted dogma of English appeasement and German bullying is a much more complicated and interesting reality-full of miscalculations on both sides that proved to be among the most fateful in history.

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List of Illustrations
Ackowledgments
Map: European Territorial Issues Between the Wars
Preface

Prologue: A Patrician's Progress

1. Illusions and Delusions about Hitler

2. Downfall of the Air Minister

3. Nazi Friends

4. Lengthening Shadows

5. Hope at Last

6. End of the Dream

7. Out in the Cold

Epilogue: Mount Stewart, September 1947

Abbreviations
Notes
Archival Sources
List of Newspapers and Magazines Cited
List of Works Cited
Index