Winner of the Wolfson Prize for History Ian Kershaw's Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis is the
concluding second volume of one of the greatest biographies of modern times. No figure in
twentieth century history more clearly demands a close biographical understanding than Adolf
Hitler and no period is more important than the Second World War. Beginning with Hitler's
startling European successes in the aftermath of the Rhineland occupation from Czechoslovakia
to Poland addressing crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism exploring
the Holocaust and the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively
and ending nine years later with the suicide in the Berlin bunker Kershaw allows us as never
before to understand Hitler's motivation and impact. 'Magisterial ... anyone who wishes to
understand the third reich must read Kershaw for no on has done more to lay bare Hitler's
morbid psyche' Niall Ferguson Sunday Telegraph 'An achievement of the very highest order ... a
marvellous book' Michael Burleigh Financial Times 'No previous biographer has examined
Hitler's devilishness in Kershaw's detail ... his book is so comprehensive so richly
documented and so judicious that it will not soon be superseded' Daniel Johnson Daily
Telegraph Ian Kershaw's other books include Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis Making Friends with
Hitler Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions that Changed the World 1940-4 and The End: Hitler's
Germany 1944-45. Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis received the Wolfson History Prize and the Bruno
Kreisky Prize in Austria for Political Book of the Year and was joint winner of the inaugural
British Academy Book Prize.
