Hitler and Stalin

In this fascinating study of two monsters, Rees is extraordinarily perceptive and original – Antony BeevorComing from one of the world’s experts on the Second World War, this is an important and original - and devastating - account of Hitler and Stalin as dictators. A must read – Professor Robert Service, author of Stalin: A Biography.Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account of how two terrible dictators led their countries in the most destructive and inhumane war in history – Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler – Hubris and Hitler – NemesisA brave and remarkable work. Revelatory, gripping and hugely relevant, it shows Hitler and Stalin as you’ve never known them. Truly a story of our time, with so many lessons for the troubled world we inhabit today, it will revolutionise your understanding of these two foremost tyrants – Damien Lewis, author of The Nazi HuntersLaurence Rees’s ‘Hitler and Stalin’ is an excellent addition to a subject that fascinates and horrifies in equal measure. Presenting this complex history with his usual clarity, his latest study is an enthralling read. By weaving many fresh eyewitness accounts into the narrative, offering new insights and commanding his reader’s attention despite the huge scope of his task, Rees has written a book that will appeal to readers of biography and history alike – Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third ReichLaurence Rees has produced a vivid and terrifying portrait of the twentieth century’s two most brutal tyrants. His mastery of the subject shines through on every page. Provocative, gripping and full of fresh insights, Hitler and Stalin is narrative history at its very best. – Henry Hemming, author of Churchill’s IcemanA fascinating history… always compelling – David Aaronovitch * The Times *Impressive … well paced and well informed with an eye for telling anecdotes and colourful character sketches … Rees’ decision to add personal stories to his narrative adds an important layer to our understanding of both the dictators themselves and their victims – Robert Gerwarth * The Daily Telegraph *[There are] many gems in this impressive book – Tony Rennell * Daily Mail *

Laurence Rees is the author of The Holocaust- A New History, a Sunday Times bestseller. A former Head of BBC TV History programmes, he has written nine books focusing on the Nazis and the Second World War. Many of them, including The Nazis- A Warning from History, Auschwitz- The Nazis and the ‘Final Solution’, World War II- Behind Closed Doors and The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler, were also documentary TV series, which he wrote and produced.

Educated at Oxford University, for several years he was a visiting senior fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds honorary doctorates from the University of Sheffield and the Open University.

His many awards include a British Book award, a BAFTA, a George Foster Peabody award, a Broadcasting Press Guild award, a Grierson award, a Broadcast award, two International Documentary awards and two Emmys.