The Nazis: The Rise and Fall of History's Most Evil Empire

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A rogues' gallery of social misfits formed the Nazis' inner circle. They hated and conspired against each other but were held together by their admiration for the Fuhrer, and step by step they dragged the nation towards the abyss. Drawing on a wide range of sources, author Paul Roland unravels the web of diplomacy, deceit and double-dealing which Hitler spun to ensure the war he had always wanted. This is the extraordinary story of the little Austrian corporal with the twisted psyche who rose from obscurity to command the world's most formidable military machine, before destroying himself and the empire he claimed would last a thousand years.

Paul Roland is the author of more than twenty books including Investigating the Unexplained, Crime Scenes, In the Minds of Murderers, The Crimes of Jack the Ripper, The Illustrated History of the Nazis. Nazi Women, Secret Lives of the Nazis and Hauntings. He has been a freelance feature writer and reviewer for many UK publications for over twenty-five years and a regular contributor to The Mail on Sunday, Kerrang and Total Film.