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| | Hitler: A study in tyranny, revised edition, 1961, by Alan Bullock, book review |
 | | Bullock purports to give an in-depth evaluation of the role Hitler played in the history of the Third Reich, and of the talents that enabled him to secure and hold on to power.[1] He also tries to accomplish this in an impartial manner, and seems to succeed quite well. |
 | | It is regrettable Bullock did not use Papen’s memoirs to supplement the periods that concerned him, and of course Speer’s memoirs for the interesting evaluation of the psychological environment of Hitler and his immediate entourage during the War and especially toward the end of it,[2] which were not yet published at the time. |
 | | Bullock’s biography is especially masterful when describing Hitler’s formidable political instincts, especially as pertains to the first and second parts of the book, “Party Leader” and “Chancellor”. |
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