Hitler's Thirty Days to Power: January 1933.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,clean,sepia,subject photographic illustrated dw/dj; with negligible shelf-wear and minimal creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Minisculely bumped with reciprocal creasing to both head+foot of spine/backstrip of same.Sharp-cornered,publisher's original,plain red cloth boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain cream endpapers.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/ toned - as usual/normal - but bright and generally clean; contents bright,tight and clean also - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - an unread copy? UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,xi-xiipp+1-255pp [paginated] includes preface,7 chapters including a prologue,32pp contemporary b/w photographs in 2 blocks of 16pp apiece,between pp82/3 and pp162/3 respectively,appendix, abbreviations,notes,a bibliography and an index; plus [unpaginated] blank,half-title+title pages,a dedication,contents list/table and 2pp blank to rear. Account of Adolf Hitler's inevitable rise to power,and the parts played by Paul von Hindenburg,Kurt von Schleicher and Franz von Papen.Everyone has heard of Hitler.Most know he was the dictator of Germany who caused WW2 and the slaughter of millions of Jews.But how Hitler got power is another matter.Few understand the way in which his dictatorship came about.Because Germany was a republic when Hitler became Chancellor,many assume that he was democratically elected by a majority of the German people. Such was not,however,the case.His rise to power was far more complicated and,above all,more chancy.It was,in fact,a very near thing that could have been thwarted at numerous points.Much of Hitler's story has been ably recounted in previous books,but no one has yet subjected to thorough scrutiny the dramatic events of the crucial month of January 1933,at the end of which Hitler became head of the German government.To tell that story is the task of this book.In this fast-paced history,the author,a distinguished Yale historian,provides a thorough account of the events that culminated in Adolf Hitler's taking power in January of 1933.Combating the prevailing view that Nazi rule was inevitable - a result of what T.S.Eliot called 'the great impersonal forces' of history - Turner shows how luck,political intrigue,and the personal weaknesses of Hitler's more powerful,traditional - conservative opponents paved the way to his Chancellorship.He paints vivid portraits of Hitler and the other main players in this political drama - President and ageing war hero Marshal Paul von Hindenburg; his miscalculating Chancellor,General Kurt von Schleicher (whom Hitler would later murder); and Hitler's devious co-conspirator,ex-chancellor Franz von Papen.In this compelling story,the author re-establishes the importance of individual actors in the unfolding of historical events.Engaging and authoritative,'Hitler's Thirty Days to Power' is a solid work of history with lessons for anyone concerned with political extremism. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices,weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!