Sebastian Haffner

Hatırladıklarım (1914-1933)

Bir Alman'ın hikâyesi

A memoir on the rise of Nazism in Germany and the lives of ordinary German citizens between the two world wars finds the author witnessing such developments as the rise of the First Free Corps, the Hitler Youth movement and Stresemann years, and Hitler's coming to power. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

A Memoir

Defying Hitler

Anmerkungen Zu Hitler

A noted German journalist explains why Hitler's campaign to transform the crippled republic of the 1930s into a military and industrial power convinced Germans at all levels of society that he was the nation's savior

The Meaning of Hitler

частный человек против тысячелетнего рейха

История одного немца

Den tyske journalist Sebastian Haffner (1907-1999) ser tilbage på det politiske og psykologiske klima i Tyskland i tiden op til nationalsocialisterne kom til magten

die Erinnerungen 1914-1933

Geschichte eines Deutschen

Anmerkungen zu Hitler

Het verhaal van een Duitser 1914-1933 / druk 1

O que conduziu a Alemanha ao nazismo? Um relato sobre a vida quotidiana na Alemanha durante a ascensão do nazismo.

memórias 1914 - 1933

História de um alemão

Feuilletons 1933 - 1938

Das Leben der Fußgänger

Hitler üzerine notlar

An illustrated biography about a towering historical figure written by an 'enemy alien' who knew him well

Churchill

En tysk mans historia

The masterfully told story of what happened in Germany following its defeat in the first world war: the Kaiser’s exit from the stage, the sailors’ mutiny, the spreading of the revolution and its betrayal by its own chosen socialist leaders. Haffner recounts the murder of Karl Liebknecht and of Rosa Luxemburg — and the deliberate creation of those relentless counter-revolutionary forces that became the nightmare of the Third Reich. More than a brilliant historical study: it has vital lessons for our own day. “Haffner’s history of the revolution is unrivalled — tight, precise, passionately rational, brilliantly formulated.” — Profil/Wien “No-one else has described and analysed the events of 1918/19 that were decisive for the century as well and as convincingly as Sebastian Haffner.” — Tagespiegel “For Haffner, the revolution was a social-democratic revolution. That it was nevertheless ultimately suppressed bloodily by social-democratic politicians confirms Haffner’s suspicion that this was a case of betrayal.” — Norddeutscher Rundfunk(North German Radio) “Haffner’s book is one of the few that breaks open previously locked doors and shines a light on dark corners of our past.” — Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger “Sebastian Haffner’s brilliant intellect clarifies contrasts and similarities in situations, motivations and deeds and describes lucidly and dramatically the main lines of the complex developments from September 1918 to January 1919.” — Dieter Wunderlich “Those who know Haffner’s method of making the writing of history an inspection of the past motivated by the present, will appreciate this book.” — zitty/Berlin

Failure of a Revolution: Germany 1918-1919

Churchill / druk Heruitgave

Historical and biographical essays on Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, giving a critical analysis of his achievements, mistakes and betrayal of the German people.

Sebastian Haffner examines Hitler's lifespan, his performance, his successes, errors, intellectual misconceptions, crimes and, last but not least, his great betrayal of his nation, the Western world and human civilisation. 'What makes Haffner's book different is that it is not one more biography but an analysis - a most penetrating analysis - of what Hitler was up to in his astonishing career' A.L. Rowse 'Mr Haffner...has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone else the clockwork of that infernal machine' Gordon Brook-Shepherd, Sunday Telegraph

A remarkable historical and psychological study of the enigma of Adolf Hitler and his impact on the twentieth century - by the bestselling author of DEFYING HITLER. Sebastian Haffner examines Hitler's lifespan, his performance, his successes, errors, intellectual misconceptions, crimes and, last but not least, his great betrayal of his nation, the Western world and human civilisation. 'What makes Haffner's book different is that it is not one more biography but an analysis - a most penetrating analysis - of what Hitler was up to in his astonishing career' A.L. Rowse 'Mr Haffner...has exposed better, and more briefly, than anyone else the clockwork of that infernal machine' Gordon Brook-Shepherd, Sunday Telegraph

«Adolf Hitlers Vater war ein Aufsteiger. (...) Der Sohn begann als Absteiger.» Mit diesen Worten beginnt Sebastian Haffners eindringliches und für seine Originalität wie für seine Klarsicht gleichermaßen gerühmtes Werk über Hitler. Bis heute hat dieses zuerst 1978 erschienene Buch nichts von seiner Bedeutung verloren. Wie keine zweite Darstellung über den Nationalsozialismus leistet ANMERKUNGEN ZU HITLER einen wesentlichen Beitrag zum Verständnis deutscher Vergangenheit – und damit auch der Gegenwart. Seinen Autor, der als einer der originellsten Publizisten der deutschen Nachkriegspresse und «kühler Chronist einer bewegten Epoche» (Die Zeit) gilt, hat dieses Buch auf einen Schlag weltberühmt gemacht. Haffners Verdienst ist es, sich Hitler völlig unverstellt genähert zu haben. Schon die Überschriften, die er den einzelnen Kapiteln seiner ANMERKUNGEN gegeben hat, zeugen davon: «Leben», «Leistungen», «Erfolge», «Irrtümer», «Fehler», «Verbrechen», «Verrat». Und Haffner war es, der an einer der dunkelsten Gestalten deutscher Geschichte vorgeführt hat, dass es eben nicht einen zwangsläufigen Gang der Geschichte gibt, der unausweichlich in die Katastrophe mündet, sondern dass es immer Menschen und Persönlichkeiten sind, die den Gang der Geschichte beeinflussen und auf die es ankommt – im Guten wie im «Bösen». Allen, die es noch nicht kennen oder die es jetzt wieder lesen, sei die Empfehlung Guido Knopps mit auf den Weg gegeben: «Der Vorteil dieses Buches liegt vor allem darin, dass es keine weitere Biographie ist. Auf 200 Seiten über Hitler zu schreiben, groß bedruckt und ohne Fußnoten, das macht den Blick frei für Hauptsache und Hauptlinien. Das lädt ein zur sofortigen Gesamtlektüre.»

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