Autor Volker Ullrich

Despite his status as the most despised political figure in history, there have only been four serious biographies of Hitler since the 1930s. Even more surprisingly, his biographers have been more interested in his rise to power and his methods of leadership…

'The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ulrich's rich narrative ... an instructive lesson in how societies cope with the devastating reality of a surrender that they grimly…

While charting in detail Hitler's life from his childhood to the eve of the Second World War against the politics of the times, the author unveils the man behind the public persona: his charming and repulsive traits, his talents and weaknesses, his deep-s

'Meticulous... Probably the most disturbing portrait of Hitler I have ever read' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times By the summer of 1939 Hitler was at the zenith of his power. Yet despite initial triumphs in the early stages of war, the Fuhrer's fortunes…

Začíná poslední týden třetí říše. Hitler je po smrti, ale válka ještě neskončila. Všechno jako by se zastavilo, a přece je všechno v překotném pohybu. Volker Ullrich líčí tento „čas bezčasí“ den po dni a zavádí čtenáře do hroutícího se světa plného dramat…