The Meaning Of Hitler

A quite dazzlingly brilliant analysis of what [Hitler] was * OBSERVER *Mr Haffner … has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone else the clockwork of that infernal machine * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *A most penetrating analysis - of what Hitler was up to in his astonishing career – A L RowseTough-minded evaluation of Hitler’s career … That this book was a best-seller in Germany [43 weeks] indicates that Haffner’s countrymen welcomed this compact, lucid, hard-headed re-examination of contemporary history * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *A stimulating book, brilliant and rich in ideas; in short a masterpiece of historical essay writing – Joachim Fest, author of PLOTTING HITLER’S DEATHAn intelligent, wholly original and very enlightening book … clear, informative and provocative * ENCOUNTER *

Sebastian Haffner was born in 1907 in Berlin. He emigrated to England in 1938 and wrote for the OBSERVER for many years. He returned to Germany in 1954, where he became a prominent journalist and historian, writing for DIE WELT and STERN. He died in 1999.