Michael Lynch is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Leicester. His research interests are in modern European and Chinese history and his recent student-friendly publications include: Mao (2004), Modern China (2006), Autocracy to Communism: Russia 1894-1941 (2008), and Nazi Germany (2012).

• List of maps. Chronology. Introduction. 1. Aimless Youth, 1889-1918 2. Moving from Left to Right, 1919-23 3. Building a Party, 1923-29 4. Manoeuvring into Office, 1929-33 5. The Third Reich, 1933-39 6. Foreign affairs, 1933-38 7. Hitler’s Germany 8. Towards War, 1938-39 9. Hitler’s Reich at War, 1939-41 10. Defeat and Disaster, 1942-45. Conclusion.

"Michael Lynch’s Hitler manages to achieve the seemingly impossible: to introduce readers to Adolf Hitler and to make sense of his place in 20th century German history in a masterful and lively, yet concise and comprehensive manner. This is a splendid book." - Dr Thomas Weber, University of Aberdeen, UK

Michael Lynch is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Leicester. His research interests are in modern European and Chinese history and his recent student-friendly publications include: Mao (2004), Modern China (2006), Autocracy to Communism: Russia 1894-1941 (2008), and Nazi Germany (2012).

• List of maps. Chronology. Introduction. 1. Aimless Youth, 1889-1918 2. Moving from Left to Right, 1919-23 3. Building a Party, 1923-29 4. Manoeuvring into Office, 1929-33 5. The Third Reich, 1933-39 6. Foreign affairs, 1933-38 7. Hitler’s Germany 8. Towards War, 1938-39 9. Hitler’s Reich at War, 1939-41 10. Defeat and Disaster, 1942-45. Conclusion.

"Michael Lynch’s Hitler manages to achieve the seemingly impossible: to introduce readers to Adolf Hitler and to make sense of his place in 20th century German history in a masterful and lively, yet concise and comprehensive manner. This is a splendid book." - Dr Thomas Weber, University of Aberdeen, UK

Michael Lynch is an Honorary Fellow in the School of Historical Studies at the University of Leicester. His research interests are in modern European and Chinese history and his recent student-friendly publications include: Mao (2004), Modern China (2006), Autocracy to Communism: Russia 1894-1941 (2008), and Nazi Germany (2012).

• List of maps. Chronology. Introduction. 1. Aimless Youth, 1889-1918 2. Moving from Left to Right, 1919-23 3. Building a Party, 1923-29 4. Manoeuvring into Office, 1929-33 5. The Third Reich, 1933-39 6. Foreign affairs, 1933-38 7. Hitler’s Germany 8. Towards War, 1938-39 9. Hitler’s Reich at War, 1939-41 10. Defeat and Disaster, 1942-45. Conclusion.

"Michael Lynch’s Hitler manages to achieve the seemingly impossible: to introduce readers to Adolf Hitler and to make sense of his place in 20th century German history in a masterful and lively, yet concise and comprehensive manner. This is a splendid book." - Dr Thomas Weber, University of Aberdeen, UK