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Der Fuehrer - Hitler's Rise to Power by Konrad Heiden ➤ Houghton Mifflin Co 1944
Konrad Heiden Der Fuehrer - Hitler's Rise to Power Houghton Mifflin Co 1944
Title: Der Fuehrer - Hitler's Rise to Power
Author: Konrad Heiden
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co 1944
Size: 5.5 X 8 X 1 * 788 pages
Synopsis: Heiden "has drawn on a large quantity of information obtained over a period of 15 years from the men closest to Hitler, besides the confidential records of the authorities in Munich and Berlin and a mass of pamphlets, books and obscure newspapers stored in public libraries and archives. It can safely be said that this is the most authoritative account of Hitler's life that has reached the public." - from dust jacket (not included).
The text from the author's preface is worth reading in this day and time:
IT IS TWENTY-THREE YEARS now since I first attended a National Socialist meeting, saw (without particular enjoyment) Herr Hitler at close range, and listened to the flood of nonsense- or so it then seemed to me that he was spouting. It was only gradually that the effects of these speeches made me realize that behind all the nonsense there was unrivaled political cunning.
In 1923, as the leader of a small democratic organization in the University of Munich, I tried, with all the earnestness of youth, and with complete lack of success, to annihilate Hitler by means of protest parades, mass meetings, and giant posters. And so I am entitled to call myself the oldest - or one of the oldest - anti-Nazis now in the United States, for there cannot be many in this country who came into conflict with Adolf Hitler and his handful of followers at so early a date.
Those who experience history and have a share in its making rarely see the enduring threads but only the whirl of exciting and quickly forgotten details. In 1920, and the years following, my friends and I certainly did not view our modest fist-fights and other encounters with the National Socialists as an attempt to put a premature end to the career of the modern Genghis Khan, and I would have jeered at anyone who had prophesied that this was the beginning of a new epoch in world history.
The narrative that follows is based partly on my own observations and experiences then and in later years. However, even the most intimate episodes and reports of private conversations are grounded on documentary evidence or on statements of individuals who seemed to me thoroughly reliable.
This book owes much to that unique collection, the Hoover Library at Stanford University, California.
Overall Condition: Very Good in solid boards showing slight wear; except for a spine crack at the title page the binding is tight with pages clean and unmarked; see images.
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Title: Der Fuehrer - Hitler's Rise to Power
Author: Konrad Heiden
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co 1944
Size: 5.5 X 8 X 1 * 788 pages
Synopsis: Heiden "has drawn on a large quantity of information obtained over a period of 15 years from the men closest to Hitler, besides the confidential records of the authorities in Munich and Berlin and a mass of pamphlets, books and obscure newspapers stored in public libraries and archives. It can safely be said that this is the most authoritative account of Hitler's life that has reached the public." - from dust jacket (not included).
The text from the author's preface is worth reading in this day and time:
IT IS TWENTY-THREE YEARS now since I first attended a National Socialist meeting, saw (without particular enjoyment) Herr Hitler at close range, and listened to the flood of nonsense- or so it then seemed to me that he was spouting. It was only gradually that the effects of these speeches made me realize that behind all the nonsense there was unrivaled political cunning.
In 1923, as the leader of a small democratic organization in the University of Munich, I tried, with all the earnestness of youth, and with complete lack of success, to annihilate Hitler by means of protest parades, mass meetings, and giant posters. And so I am entitled to call myself the oldest - or one of the oldest - anti-Nazis now in the United States, for there cannot be many in this country who came into conflict with Adolf Hitler and his handful of followers at so early a date.
Those who experience history and have a share in its making rarely see the enduring threads but only the whirl of exciting and quickly forgotten details. In 1920, and the years following, my friends and I certainly did not view our modest fist-fights and other encounters with the National Socialists as an attempt to put a premature end to the career of the modern Genghis Khan, and I would have jeered at anyone who had prophesied that this was the beginning of a new epoch in world history.
The narrative that follows is based partly on my own observations and experiences then and in later years. However, even the most intimate episodes and reports of private conversations are grounded on documentary evidence or on statements of individuals who seemed to me thoroughly reliable.
This book owes much to that unique collection, the Hoover Library at Stanford University, California.
Overall Condition: Very Good in solid boards showing slight wear; except for a spine crack at the title page the binding is tight with pages clean and unmarked; see images.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Two Pounds Media Mail) is $5.13 with tracking.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
(PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING ANY PAYMENT FROM OUTSIDE THE U.S.)
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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