Rupert Colley - Hitler - History in an Hour

HITLER

History in an Hour

Rupert Colley

About History in an Hour Contents Cover Title Page About History in an Hour Introduction Hitler the Boy Hitler the Youth Hitler the Dropout Hitler the Soldier Hitler the Agitator Hitler the Revolutionary Hitler the Martyr Hitler the Politician Hitler the Leader Hitler the Diplomat Hitler the Warlord Hitler the Man Hitler’s Women Hitler’s Health Hitler the Anti-Semite Hitler the End Appendix 1: Key Players Appendix 2: Timeline of Hitler Copyright Got Another Hour? About the Publisher

History in an Hour is a series of ebooks to help the reader learn the basic facts of a given subject area. Everything you need to know is presented in a straightforward narrative and in chronological order. No embedded links to divert your attention, nor a daunting book of 600 pages with a 35-page introduction. Just straight in, to the point, sixty minutes, done. Then, having absorbed the basics, you may feel inspired to explore further.

Give yourself sixty minutes and see what you can learn . . .

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Contents

Cover

Title Page HITLER History in an Hour Rupert Colley

About History in an Hour

Introduction

Hitler the Boy

Hitler the Youth

Hitler the Dropout

Hitler the Soldier

Hitler the Agitator

Hitler the Revolutionary

Hitler the Martyr

Hitler the Politician

Hitler the Leader

Hitler the Diplomat

Hitler the Warlord

Hitler the Man

Hitler’s Women

Hitler’s Health

Hitler the Anti-Semite

Hitler the End

Appendix 1: Key Players

Appendix 2: Timeline of Hitler

Copyright

Got Another Hour?

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Introduction Contents Cover Title Page HITLER History in an Hour Rupert Colley About History in an Hour Introduction Hitler the Boy Hitler the Youth Hitler the Dropout Hitler the Soldier Hitler the Agitator Hitler the Revolutionary Hitler the Martyr Hitler the Politician Hitler the Leader Hitler the Diplomat Hitler the Warlord Hitler the Man Hitler’s Women Hitler’s Health Hitler the Anti-Semite Hitler the End Appendix 1: Key Players Appendix 2: Timeline of Hitler Copyright Got Another Hour? About the Publisher Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

What made a failed Austrian artist into the most reviled and destructive personality of the twentieth century? Where did the seeds of his rabid anti-Semitism lie? How did a marginalized loner become such a moving force in Germany? How could a nation have fallen for such a maverick? What made him so determined to bring about war?

This, in an hour, is the story of Adolf Hitler.

Hitler the Boy Contents Cover Title Page HITLER History in an Hour Rupert Colley About History in an Hour Introduction Hitler the Boy Hitler the Youth Hitler the Dropout Hitler the Soldier Hitler the Agitator Hitler the Revolutionary Hitler the Martyr Hitler the Politician Hitler the Leader Hitler the Diplomat Hitler the Warlord Hitler the Man Hitler’s Women Hitler’s Health Hitler the Anti-Semite Hitler the End Appendix 1: Key Players Appendix 2: Timeline of Hitler Copyright Got Another Hour? About the Publisher Конец ознакомительного фрагмента. Текст предоставлен ООО «ЛитРес». Прочитайте эту книгу целиком, купив полную легальную версию на ЛитРес. Безопасно оплатить книгу можно банковской картой Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, со счета мобильного телефона, с платежного терминала, в салоне МТС или Связной, через PayPal, WebMoney, Яндекс.Деньги, QIWI Кошелек, бонусными картами или другим удобным Вам способом.

Klara Hitler’s life was blighted with tragedy. Her first three children had all died as infants, and when she fell pregnant for a fourth time, the omens were not good. However, this child, born Easter Saturday, 20 April 1889, although sickly, survived. She named him Adolf.

Hitler as a baby, c. 1889

Adolf Hitler was born in the village of Braunau am Inn, on the Austrian-German border, which Hitler, in the very first sentence of Mein Kampf , deemed ‘providential’ as he was to unite the two countries.

The Hitler family moved several times, always depending on his father Alois’ job. Alois’ final posting was to a village on the outskirts of Linz where he retired and spent his final years. Adolf, who was five, was to retain a lifelong affection for Linz, which he always regarded as his home town.

Another boy, Edmund, was born in 1894 but lived for less than six years – a devastating blow for the eleven-year-old Hitler. In January 1896 came a daughter, Paula, who survived and lived into adulthood. Klara had had six children but only two survived beyond infancy. But as well as her own two children, Klara looked after her two stepchildren, both from Alois’ second marriage. Alois, now in his final years, had no time for his children and preferred to wile away his time in the local tavern or looking after his bees. Often drunk, he repeatedly beat Adolf. Klara, who for many years still called her husband ‘Uncle’, smothered her son but was unable to prevent the thrashings.

Hitler as a schoolboy

Young Hitler (pictured above in the centre) did well at primary school but, following the death of his younger brother, less so at secondary where he was frequently criticized for his laziness and arrogance. But he was good at art and harboured ambitions to become an artist, a prospect that alarmed his father who wanted his son to follow him into the customs service. Hitler had no intention of holding down a dreary day job as his father had done all his working life and informed Alois of his artistic ambitions. According to Mein Kampf , Hitler Senior reacted with the words, ‘Artist? No, never as long as I live.’