The End: The Defiance and Destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944–1945

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Copyright © Ian Kershaw, 2011

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Kershaw, Ian.

The end : the defiance and destruction of Hitler’s Germany, 1944–1945 / Ian Kershaw.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-59420-314-5 (hardback)

1. World War, 1939–1945—Germany. 2. Sociology, Military—Germany—History—20th century. 3. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945—Military leadership. 4. Hitler, Adolf, 1889–1945—Public opinion.

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D757.K38 2011

940.5343—dc23 2011020135

Printed in the United States of America

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