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Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account'' Professor Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler: Hubris and Hitler: Nemesisbr>br>''In this fascinating study of two monsters, Rees is extraordinarily perceptive and original'' Antony Beevorbr>_____________________br>br>Two tyrants. Each responsible for the death of millions. br>br>This compelling book on Hitler and Stalin - the culmination of thirty years'' work - examines the two leaders during the Second World War, when Germany and the Soviet Union fought the biggest and bloodiest war in history. br>br>Hitler''s charismatic leadership may contrast with Stalin''s regimented rule by fear; and his intransigence later in the war may contrast with Stalin''s change in behaviour in response to events. But as bestselling historian Laurence Rees shows, at a macro level, both were prepared to create undreamt-of suffering - in Hitler''s case, most infamously the Holocaust - in order to build the utopias they wanted.br>br> Using previously unpublished, startling eyewitness testimony from soldiers, civilians and those who knew both men personally, Laurence Rees - probably the only person alive who has met Germans who worked for Hitler and Russians who worked for Stalin - challenges long-held popular misconceptions about two of the most important figures in history. This is a master work from one of our finest historians.br>_____________________br>br>''Coming from one of the world''s experts on the Second World War, this is an important and original - and devastating - account of Hitler and Stalin as dictators. A must read'' Professor Robert Service, author of Stalin: A Biographybr>br>''Impressive . . . well paced and well informed with an eye for telling anecdotes and colourful character sketches . . . Rees'' decision to add personal stories to his narrative adds an important layer to our understanding of both the dictators themselves and their victims'' Robert Gerwarth, The Daily Telegraph>...
