Incisive exploration of the dictatorships of Stalin and Hitler, in which Overy attempts to discover how their dominance became possible, how they functioned and what allowed these despotic regimes to flourish. Overy's )The Battle( sold over 30,000...
If the past century will be remembered for its tragic pairing of civilized achievement and organized destruction, at the heart of darkness may be found Hitler, Stalin, and the systems of domination they forged. Their lethal regimes murdered millions and...