Was Hitler a riddle? : western democracies and national socialism /
Was Hitler A Riddle? is the first comparative study of how British, French, and American diplomats serving in Germany assessed Hitler and the Nazi movement. These assessments provided the governments in London, Paris, and Washington with ample information about the ruthlessness of the authorities in...
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| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California :
Stanford University Press,
2012
Stanford, California : [2012], ©2012 Stanford, California : 2012 |
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| Summary: | Was Hitler A Riddle? is the first comparative study of how British, French, and American diplomats serving in Germany assessed Hitler and the Nazi movement. These assessments provided the governments in London, Paris, and Washington with ample information about the ruthlessness of the authorities in Germany and of their determination to conquer vast stretches of Europe. Had the British, French, and American leaders acted on this information and taken measures to rein in Hitler, the history of the twentieth century would have been far less bloody: the Second World War might well have been avoided, the Soviet Union would not have expanded into central and eastern Europe, and the world would have been spared the Cold War. Book jacket Was Hitler A Riddle? is the first comparative study of how British, French, and American diplomats serving in Germany assessed Hitler and the Nazi movement. These assessments provided the governments in London, Paris, and Washington with ample information about the ruthlessness of the authorities in Germany and of their determination to conquer vast stretches of Europe. Had the British, French, and American leaders acted on this information and taken measures to rein in Hitler, the history of the twentieth century would have been far less bloody: the second world war might well have been avoided, the Soviet Union would not have expanded into central and eastern Europe, and the world would have been spared the Cold War -- |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | 243 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm x, 242 p. ; 24 cm x, 242 pages ; 24 cm x, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm x, 243 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-235) and index Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0804783551 (cloth : alk. paper) 0804783551 080478356X (pbk : alk. paper) 080478356X (pbk.) 080478356X 9780804783552 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780804783552 9780804783569 (pbk : alk. paper) 9780804783569 (pbk.) 9780804783569 |