An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
63. Hitler, with Ian Kershaw - part 1
June 14, 2021
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Books Referenced
Author: Joachim Fest
Context:
Ian Kershaw mentions rereading 'the leading German biography of Hitler by Joachim Fest' when considering writing his own Hitler biography.
Author: Ian Kershaw
Context:
Ian Kershaw mentions his own earlier book when discussing Hitler's belief in his own infallibility, particularly around the remilitarization of the Rhineland in 1936.
Author: Thomas Carlyle
Context:
Dominic mentions that Hitler 'read Thomas Carlyle, or he had Thomas Carlyle's book on Frederick the Great' when discussing Hitler's sense of himself as a great man.
Author: Alan Bullock
Context:
Ian Kershaw mentions rereading Bullock's biography of Hitler when deciding whether to write his own biography. Referenced as 'reread Bullock.'