Hitler's Empire, 9780141011929
Paperback
Nazi ambition, brutality, and illusion forged a shattered European continent.

Hitler's Empire

nazi rule in occupied europe

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  • Paperback

    784 pages

  • Release Date

    26 May 2009

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Summary

Hitler’s Empire: A Shadow Across Europe

Hitler’s empire was the largest, most brutal, and most ambitious reshaping of Europe in history. Inspired by the imperial legacy of others, the Third Reich cast its shadow from the Channel Islands to the Caucasus and ruled hundreds of millions. Yet, as this groundbreaking account shows, it was an empire built on an illusion.

From Hitler’s plans for vast motorways crossing an ethnically cleansed Russian steppe, to dreams of a German sup…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780141011929
ISBN-10:0141011920
Author:Mark Mazower
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:784
Release Date:26 May 2009
Weight:556g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 34mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

’[A] beautifully constructed account of life under the horrifying Nazi empire ! Splendid’ - Norman Stone, Guardian ‘Remarkable ! provocative ! an important new book’ - Adam Tooze, Sunday Telegraph ‘A brilliant account’ - David Cesarani, Independent ‘A first-class account’ - Richard Overy, Literary Review ‘Brilliant ! a must for anyone who has a serious interest in the dreadful Third Reich’ - Justin Cartwright, Spectator ‘Exposes the intellectual bankruptcy of the enterprise with forensic skill and wit’ - Christopher Silvester, Daily Express

About The Author

Mark Mazower

Mark Mazower is the author of Inside Hitler’s Greece, Dark Continent- Europe’s Twentieth Century, The Balkans, which won the Wolfson Prize for History, and Salonika- City of Ghosts, which won both the Runciman Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize. He has taught at the University of Sussex, Princeton University and Birkbeck College, University of London. He is now Professor of History at Columbia University.

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