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David Irving examines Hitler’s Germany from 1933 to 1939, tracing its political and diplomatic decisions in the years before the Second World War. This hardback edition presents the companion volume to Hitler’s War, drawing on official records and diaries.
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By David Irving
First published in 1978, this work examines the six years between Hitler's appointment and the outbreak of war. The 2026 edition presents the complete text with updated production values for modern collectors.
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.
Research conducted in German federal archives, British Foreign Office records, and American repositories. Ministerial diaries and correspondence provide primary documentation of policy formation.
The essential companion to Hitler's War, providing the prelude years in equivalent documentary detail. Relevant to Third Reich scholars and diplomatic historians.
2026 hardcover edition.
Published by Focal Point Publications.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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