His masterlyuseof sources gaveusa firstratenarrativeof hitler s career,with especially valuableaccounts of the politicaland militaryaspects of the ftihrersleadership duringhisyearsof power. Joachim fest writes powerfully and cynically of the character of those drawn to the inner circle of adolph hitler. A bestseller in its original german edition and subsequently translated into more than a dozen languages, joachim fest s hitler as become a classic portrait of. Joachim clemens fest 8 december 1926 11 september 2006 was a german journalist, critic, and editor best known for his writings and public commentary. Joachim clemens fest 8 december 1926 11 september 2006 was a german journalist, critic, and editor best known for his writings and public commentary on nazi germany, including a biography of adolf hitler and books about albert speer and the german resistance to nazism. Publication date 1974 topics hitler, adolf, 18891945, hitler, adolf, 18891945. A bestseller in its original german edition and subsequently translated into more than a dozen languages, joachim fest s hitler as become a classic portrait of a man, a nation, and an era. Alan bullocksmagnificent biographyof adolf hitler hasheld the field for over twentyyears. Publication date 1975 topics hitler, adolf, 18891945 publisher new york.
Joachim fest is a highly acclaimed historian and journalist, and the author of several widely respected books on nazi germany, including the face of the third reich, plotting hitler s death, and speer. Joachim fest s 1973 bio, the only hitler bio ive read, is an impeccable analysis of the times, the man, the mood of the age, the nature of totalitarianism and dictatorship, and the social psychology of leadernarcissism and massdelusion. Time a bestseller in its original german edition and subsequently translated into more than a dozen languages, joachim fests hitler has become a classic. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He was a leading figure in the debate among german historians about the nazi period. The face of the third reich, penguin books 1979 hannah arendt rightly identifies this work as a major addition to the literature on the third reich. Bullockwasweakest in hisanalysis of hitler s motivations, in. Hitler 2002 read online free book by joachim fest in. He worked closely with albert speer as the editor of inside the third reich and spandau. Fest is available at in several formats for your ereader.