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Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War Hardcover – 29 Oct. 2020

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The bestselling historian on the dramatic wartime relationship - and shocking similarities - between two tyrants

'Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account of how two terrible dictators led their countries in the most destructive and inhumane war in history' Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler - Hubris and Hitler - Nemesis

This compelling book on Hitler and Stalin - the culmination of thirty years' work - examines the two tyrants during the Second World War, when Germany and the Soviet Union fought the biggest and bloodiest war in history. Yet despite the fact they were bitter opponents, Laurence Rees shows that Hitler and Stalin were, to a large extent, different sides of the same coin.

Hitler's charismatic leadership may contrast with Stalin's regimented rule by fear; and his intransigence later in the war may contrast with Stalin's change in behaviour in response to events. But at a macro level, both were prepared to create undreamt-of suffering, destroy individual liberty and twist facts in order to build the utopias they wanted, and while Hitler's creation of the Holocaust remains a singular crime, Rees shows why we must not forget that Stalin committed a series of atrocities at the same time.

Using previously unpublished, startling eyewitness testimony from soldiers of the Red Army and Wehrmacht, civilians who suffered during the conflict and those who knew both men personally, bestselling historian Laurence Rees - probably the only person alive who has met Germans who worked for Hitler and Russians who worked for Stalin - challenges long-held popular misconceptions about two of the most important figures in history. This is a master work from one of our finest historians.

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Viking
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29 Oct. 2020
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16.2 x 4.6 x 24 cm
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978-0241295205
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In this fascinating study of two monsters, Rees is extraordinarily perceptive and original -- Antony Beevor

Coming from one of the world's experts on the Second World War, this is an important and original - and devastating - account of Hitler and Stalin as dictators. A must read -- Professor Robert Service, author of Stalin: A Biography.

Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account of how two terrible dictators led their countries in the most destructive and inhumane war in history -- Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler – Hubris and Hitler – Nemesis

A brave and remarkable work. Revelatory, gripping and hugely relevant, it shows Hitler and Stalin as you've never known them. Truly a story of our time, with so many lessons for the troubled world we inhabit today, it will revolutionise your understanding of these two foremost tyrants -- Damien Lewis, author of The Nazi Hunters

Laurence Rees's 'Hitler and Stalin' is an excellent addition to a subject that fascinates and horrifies in equal measure. Presenting this complex history with his usual clarity, his latest study is an enthralling read. By weaving many fresh eyewitness accounts into the narrative, offering new insights and commanding his reader's attention despite the huge scope of his task, Rees has written a book that will appeal to readers of biography and history alike -- Julia Boyd, author of Travellers in the Third Reich

Laurence Rees has produced a vivid and terrifying portrait of the twentieth century's two most brutal tyrants. His mastery of the subject shines through on every page. Provocative, gripping and full of fresh insights, Hitler and Stalin is narrative history at its very best. -- Henry Hemming, author of Churchill's Iceman

A fascinating history... always compelling -- David Aaronovitch ― The Times

Impressive . . . well paced and well informed with an eye for telling anecdotes and colourful character sketches . . . Rees' decision to add personal stories to his narrative adds an important layer to our understanding of both the dictators themselves and their victims -- Robert Gerwarth ― The Daily Telegraph

[There are] many gems in this impressive book -- Tony Rennell ― Daily Mail

About the Author

Laurence Rees is the author of several acclaimed books on the Second World War and is a former Head of BBC TV History programmes. His work includes the television series and bestselling books The Nazis: A Warning from History, Auschwitz: The Nazis and the 'Final Solution', World War II: Behind Closed Doors and The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler. In 2017, his The Holocaust: A New History, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Educated at Oxford University, Rees holds honorary doctorates from the University of Sheffield and the Open University. His many awards include a British Book Award, a BAFTA, a George Foster Peabody award, a Broadcasting Press Guild award, a Grierson award, a Broadcast award, two International Documentary awards and two Emmys.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking (29 Oct. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 528 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0241295203
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0241295205
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.2 x 4.6 x 24 cm

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- 457 in European Governments & Politics

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Angela Mitchell

Informative

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 23 March 2023

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Bought this for my 16 year old grandson who has a keen interest in history. Can explain about Hitler and Stalin and their involvement in War better than I can.

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Norbzilla

A window into humanity's darkest times.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 29 November 2021

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It is a must read for anyone who is remotely interested in politics, the war and the lives of the people from that era in a much broader sense.
Although the book feels like more centred around Hitler, it really gives us a good insight of what Stalin and his communist terror state was doing as well. Their murderous tango on top of the corpses of millions leaves one baffled and speechless.
Besides the two monsters, it gives a bit of insight into the Allied war effort and political machinations. How Churchill and Roosevelt were fighting over a man's attention who ultimately despised them and used them for his own territorial grab.
The inclusion of the testimonies and stories of civilians, soldiers and henchmen on both sides does help us to step in to the shoes of these ordinary people and perhaps understand what happened in their minds and hearts when they committed or were exposed to crimes against humanity. From the gruesome winters in Leningrad, to the camps and gulags, every small story is one persons tragedy.
All this should give us something to think about and appreciate the comfort, security and freedom we have now and give thanks to all who gave the ultimate sacrifice to stop the madness of that time.

6 people found this helpful

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James Fanshawe

Magisterial Account

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 12 February 2023

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An authoritative account of the personalities and rivalries between Hitler and Stalin and of their titanic struggle that changed the course of the Second World War. Well-worth reading.

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Paul

They were both very naughty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 2 September 2022

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Very interesting read, good insight into the minds of two of the most influential people of the 20th Century.I learned quite a lot about there Modus Operandi and definitely would not have trusted either of them to have bought a second hand car from.

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jan bailey

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 28 September 2022

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I have bought this for my son in law as a Christmas present. He lives these type of books. Imsure it will be a great surprise.

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Well Red

Extremely readable account of this terrible period in history

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 19 January 2021

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I chose this book to read over Christmas this year and was worried it may be a little heavy going given the subject matter. I needn't have worried; the prose is so nimble that you are never overwhelmed by scale or detail.

Obviously it covers ground already picked over in countless other books, but from the fresh perspective of Hitler and Stalin, and is a fascinating account of how these tyrants effectively exchanged positions over the course of the war.

Ultimately though, the reader is left with a deep sense of horror at the millions of lives ended or brutalised by these monsters, neither of whom have the remotest concept of the sanctity of human life, and regard everyone, their own people included, as worthless and expendable.

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Anthony Koller

The Two Devils of the War

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 31 May 2022

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This is a great book, it does not make either of them as Saints or Sinners just how they both killed millions of people. The real Crime is not that they could. But the real crime was that the people let them to be monsters against the world

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greasey

Nothing new on both tyrants

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 6 November 2021

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This book is political in tone and doesn't offer anything new on Hitler and Stalin. It covers the same things as in other books on why Hitler lost the war and why Stalin won. Don't waste your money!

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