{"product_id":"the-hitler-of-history-paperback","title":"The Hitler of History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Lukacs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A valuable service . . . serious, entertaining, provocative and distinctive.\" --Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the fifty years since his suicide amid the ruins of Berlin, Adolf Hitler has been the subject of more biographies than any comparable figure of our time--and at the center of a crucial historical debate over the nature of evil and moral responsibility in the twentieth century. In this brilliant and original book, the historian John Lukacs climbs above the fray to produce a definitive \"history of a history: the history of the evolution of our understanding of Hitler's life and our debates about its meaning.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLike an expert attorney, Lukacs puts the biographies on trial, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and hidden agendas. And through their intersecting and conflicting accounts, he addresses the enduring enigmas surrounding the demiurge of the Third Reich. Was Hitler a revolutionary or a reactionary? How successful was he as a statesman and a strategist? What was his primary motive for the extermination of the Jews? The Hitler of History answers these questions as fully as any modern work can hope to, with an intellectual boldness that makes it absolutely essential to any understanding of the post-Hitler world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lukacs is a shrewd historian and an engaging writer . . . a sharp and sober portrait.\" --Philadelphia Inquirer\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA valuable service . . . serious, entertaining, provocative and distinctive. --Cleveland Plain Dealer \u003cbr\u003eIn the fifty years since his suicide amid the ruins of Berlin, Adolf Hitler has been the subject of more biographies than any comparable figure of our time--and at the center of a crucial historical debate over the nature of evil and moral responsibility in the twentieth century. In this brilliant and original book, the historian John Lukacs climbs above the fray to produce a definitive \"history of a history: the history of the evolution of our understanding of Hitler's life and our debates about its meaning.\" \u003cbr\u003eLike an expert attorney, Lukacs puts the biographies on trial, identifying their strengths, weaknesses, and hidden agendas. And through their intersecting and conflicting accounts, he addresses the enduring enigmas surrounding the demiurge of the Third Reich. Was Hitler a revolutionary or a reactionary? How successful was he as a statesman and a strategist? What was his primary motive for the extermination of the Jews? The Hitler of History answers these questions as fully as any modern work can hope to, with an intellectual boldness that makes it absolutely essential to any understanding of the post-Hitler world. \u003cbr\u003e\"Lukacs is a shrewd historian and an engaging writer . . . a sharp and sober portrait.\" --Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Lukacs was born in Hungary and came to the United States in 1946. Now emeritus, he has been a visiting professor at various universities. The recipient of the 1991 Ingersoll Prize, he is the author of eighteen other books. He and his wife live in Chester County, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52468761854259,"sku":"9780375701139","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oJ_65KMvOt9780375701139.webp?v=1759371419","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-hitler-of-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}