Another biography of Hitler? And not just another, but another great big biography of Hitler? Hitler: Ascent, which takes us from Hitler’s birth to the outbreak of World War II, runs about 1,000 pages and is only the first part of a two-volume set, a massiveness that recalls Ian Kershaw’s recently completed epic treatment of the same subjectBut yes, another big biography is necessary, and for several reasons. Hitler has been one of the most studied figures in all of history, to the point where whole books have been written about the books that have been written about him, but interest remains higher than ever in the twenty-first century. The complete diaries of Goebbels, for example, turned up after Kershaw had finished his work, and missing years from the diaries of Himmler were only discovered earlier this year.

Source: thestar September 25, 2016 03:56 UTC