BERLIN — A new biography of Hitler by a prominent German historian is likely to stir controversy with its argument that the Nazi leader's political acumen has been underestimated and that the belief ...

After seizing power, Hitler’s first target was the communist party. He promised to “liberate Germany from Marxism,” and he attacked the communist Soviet Union. For historians like Ernst Nolte, Hitler ...

The impulsiveness and grandiosity, the bullying and vulgarity, were obvious from the beginning; if anything, they accounted for Adolf Hitler’s anti-establishment appeal. For Germany’s unpopular ...

Michiko Kakutani’s review of Volcher Ullrich’s new book Hitler: Ascent, 1889–1939 for the New York Times is, frankly, dark. It starts out simply enough, asking a decades-old question: How, exactly, ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

A new biography of Adolf Hitler by Volker Ullrich shows how easily a democracy can be destroyed, and portrays the Führer behind the atrocities of World War II and the Holocaust as a master of ...

AN historian has uncovered hidden evidence that the first biography of Adolf Hitler, which helped propel him to power, was written by the dictator himself. The 1923 book entitled "Adolf Hitler: Sein ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Adolf Hitler is one of the most written-about individuals of modern times. Every aspect of his odious existence has ...

A secret biography of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler commissioned by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin is to be published this month, the book’s British publisher said Friday. Stalin’s “Hitler Book” was ...

Richard J Evans, Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University and author of several books about Hitler’s Germany, said the book was littered with factual errors and “absolutely valueless ...