The War Path: Hitler’s Germany 1933-1939
2025 Edition | Hardcover
By David Irving
Historical Significance
First published in 1978, this work examines the six years between Hitler’s appointment as Chancellor and the outbreak of war. The 2025 edition presents the complete text with updated production values for modern collectors.
Scope and Content
The volume traces Germany’s transformation through rearmament, the Rhineland remilitarisation, Austrian Anschluss, and the Czechoslovak crisis. Drawing upon captured German archives and the private papers of those who served in the Reich government.
Archival Foundation
Research conducted in German federal archives, British Foreign Office records, and American repositories. Ministerial diaries and correspondence provide primary documentation of policy formation.
For Researchers and Collectors
The essential companion to Hitler’s War, providing the prelude years in equivalent documentary detail. Indispensable for Third Reich scholars and diplomatic historians.
Edition Details
2025 hardcover edition with archival-quality paper stock. Complete scholarly apparatus preserved.
About This Edition
Limited modern collector printing from Focal Point Publications.
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