The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler

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A fascinating exploration of the character of Adolf Hitler - the most powerful and destructive man in history - by Sunday Times bestselling author Laurence Rees, part of a reissue series celebrating his work. Fuelled by hate. Unable to form normal human relationships. Unwilling to debate political issues. In many ways Adolf Hitler seemed an unlikely leader, yet he inspired millions, leading Germany into the cataclysmic events of the Second World War. But how was Hitler able to exert such power over those around him? Award-winning historian and documentary maker Laurence Rees draws on twenty years of research into the Third Reich, as well as contemporary accounts of people who knew Hitler, to examine the nature of Hitler's appeal and reveal the role his unique 'charisma' played in his success. 'Offering acerbic insight ... this arresting account asks and answers all the right questions' Daily Telegraph

Laurence Rees is the writer and producer of the major BBC television documentary series World War II- Behind Closed Doors, War of the Century, Horror in the East and Auschwitz- The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. He won the British Book Award for History Book of the Year in 2006 for his international bestseller Auschwitz- The Nazis and the 'Final Solution'. Rees' career as a writer and filmmaker, focusing on the Nazis and World War II, stretches back nearly 20 years. His body of work has won him several awards, including a BAFTA and a Grierson Award. Educated at Solihull School and Oxford University, Rees is the former Creative Director of BBC TV History programmes.

Offering acerbic insight ... this arresting account asks and answers all the right questions * Daily Telegraph * Laurence Rees asks, as always, the right questions, and provides excellent answers. Blending the oral testimony of contemporaries with documentary evidence, he offers sharp insight into the adulation of Hitler by millions of Germans that underpinned his 'charismatic rule' -- Professor Sir Ian Kershaw Laurence Rees has done more for good history on television in this country than anyone else. Over several series, he has examined the most terrible aspects of the Second World War with a passionate longing to understand, while rejecting facile moral judgment -- Sir Antony Beevor Laurence Rees is currently producing the best documentaries ever made about the Nazi era -- Clive James