Germany: Jekyll and Hyde
- 300 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Brilliantly insightful analysis of Hitler's Germany first published in 1940.
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December 27, 1907 – January 2, 1999
This author focused on the history of the German Reich (1871-1945). His works examined the origins and course of the First World War, the failure of the Weimar Republic, and the subsequent rise and fall of Nazi Germany under Hitler. He sought to understand complex historical events and their repercussions. His analyses offer deep insight into pivotal moments of German history.
- 2005
- 2005
When Churchill died, one might have thought that it was not a man who was being borne to his grave, but British history itself - a resplendent, fortunate history whose last illustrious chapter Churchill himself had written almost a quarter of a century before.
- 2003
Defying Hitler: A Memoir
- 309 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Sebastian Haffner's memoir offers a firsthand account of life in Germany from 1907 to 1933, capturing the tumultuous period leading up to the rise of Nazism. It explores the experiences of ordinary citizens as they navigated significant societal shifts, including the emergence of right-wing militias and the impact of hyperinflation in 1923. Through personal reflections, Haffner illustrates the evolving attitudes and beliefs of the time, providing a compelling narrative of how individuals coped with a rapidly changing political landscape.
- 2002
An absolute classic of autobiography and history - one of the few books to explore how and why the Germans were seduced by Hitler and Nazism. schovat popis
- 1998
The rise and fall of Prussia
- 192 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Prussia, a state which contributed so much to European civilization, only exis-ted as an independent power for 170 years. Sebastian Haffner, a Prussian by birth, reassesses the legend and tells the short but dramatic history of this unique state. He casts fresh light on its foundation, its struggle to become a great power in the eighteenth century, its important role as one of the Three Black Eagles with Austria and Russia, and its eventual disappearance from the map of Europe after the establishment of the German Empire.
- 1997
"The Meaning of Hitler is a historical and psychological study of the enigma of Adolf Hitler and his impact on the twentieth century. Sebastian Haffner examines Hitler's performance, successes, errors, intellectual misconceptions, crimes and, last but not least, his great betrayal of his nation, the Western world and human civilisation."--BOOK JACKET
- 1989
Using his skills as a journalist, historian, and memoirist, Sebastian Haffner (author of The Meaning of Hitler) traces the development of the German Empire (1871-1945) and the central role of warfare that characterized the Reich. Haffner contends that Germany’s unfavorable geographic position had much to do with the state’s belligerence and that, from its inception, created the conflicts that culminated in two world wars.