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Hitler and Stalin: Parallel Lives (Paperback)

by Alan Bullock,Baron Bullock (Author)
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  • Paperback: 1184 pages
  • Publisher: Fontana Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (6 Jul 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006863744
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006863748
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.8 x 6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 158,044 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Hitler and Stalin never met but this book interweaves their lives chronologically. This edition has been revised to take account of revelations about the death of Hitler and the fate of his body, and Stalin's relations with China and Vietnam.

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17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars An authoritative work, 11 Jan 1999
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This is not a light book, but it flows extremely well and pulls off the trick of comparing and contrasting the lives of the two greatest tyrants of the twentieth century. Bullock builds on his earlier biography of Hitler and later works on the Cold War. Writing with the lay reader in mind, he has provided nearly 100 pages of bibliography, appendices and glossary.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Tells the story the way you want to hear it.., 2 Feb 2004
By M. Woodgate "Woodenhausen" (UK) - See all my reviews
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Lets cut to the chase, this book gets my highest possible recommendation. So similar, yet so different, arguably the two most negatively influential people of all time. Both brought forth unspeakable horrors but the way they did it and to whom they directed their wrath were very different. The scale unfortunately, was equally vast.
A paranoid and a megalomaniac, their lives intertwined, the only way to tell their stories is to intertwine them and thats what Bullock has done here.
A fascinating and eminantly readable account that will open your eyes to just what made these potent personalities tick.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant analysis, poor writing, 11 April 2005
By Jan Niemans (Schilde Belgium) - See all my reviews
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This is a brilliant analysis and a must read for anybody interested in the history of Europe in the 20th century. Too bad that the writing leaves to be desired, with poorly structured chapters and, at times, unnecessarily convoluted syntax.

I found it irritating and reader-unfriendly to read, say, 'Hitler and Stalin had three points in common', without enunciating what they were, but launching into the first point with lots of (interesting) asides, going on for -- sometimes -- pages, keeping you wondering what the second point might be, and then springing that upon the reader, who has to figure out that this is indeed the second point referred to many paragraphs ago, and still no sign of what the third point might be.

Also, too often, I read a sentence and didn't understand what it meant. So, I reread it, trying to figure out where the subject, the verb, and the object were, and mentally inserting missing commas and semi-colons. Sometimes that helped and sometimes I had to try again. Mostly that worked but sometimes I just gave up and moved on.

As I said: brilliant content but a good editor could improve its readability -- and get rid of 200 pages in the process.

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2.0 out of 5 stars heavy going!
I found this book very heavy going, its written in a long winded rambling style with no concern for the reader, by this I mean you frequently have to re-read sentences to get... Read more
Published 27 days ago by N. W. Osborne

5.0 out of 5 stars Massive yet intimate portrait of evil
Hitler and Stalin - Parallel Lives, is an outstanding portrait of two of the twentieth century's most savage monsters; a century that unfortunately is not short of candidates for... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating approach
The first photo you see in this book is of the elementary school classes of both Hitler and Stalin. By one of those bizarre coincidences, the young Adolf and Josef are both... Read more
Published on 14 Jan 2005 by Teemacs

4.0 out of 5 stars Informative: It does what it is supposed to.
This book is large. There's no denying it, so unless you're genuinely interested in History and particularly these two figures there is no point starting it as you won't finish... Read more
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