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240 10 a| Acht tage im Mai.l| English=| ^A1426571;

245 10 a| Eight days in May :b| the final collapse of the Third Reich /c| Volker Ullrich ; translated by Jefferson Chase.;

246 3 a| 8 days in May;

246 30 a| Final collapse of the Third Reich;

264 1 a| New York, NY :b| Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company,c| [2021];

300 a| xii, 322 pages :b| illustrations, map ;c| 24 cm;

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500 a| "Originally published in German as "Acht Tage im Mai: Die letzte Woche des Dritten Reiches.";

500 a| Translated from the German.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index.;

520 a| "The best-selling author of "Hitler: Ascent" and "Hitler: Downfall" reconstructs the chaotic, otherworldly last days of Nazi Germany. On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of the once-mighty Third Reich. In a taut, propulsive narrative, eminent historian Volker Ullrich depicts the final days of the Nazi empire through the eyes of Germans, both famous and ordinary, who experienced them. He takes us inside the phantomlike regime of Hitler's chosen successor, Admiral Karl D̐uonitz, while capturing the drama of a society in its death throes--from mass suicides to fanatics calling for one last stand. Integrating an astonishing variety of new primary sources, Ullrich offers an indispensable account of the costs of mass delusion"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Eight days in May : the final collapse of the Third Reich / Volker Ullrich ; translated by Jefferson Chase.

Author/creator	Ullrich, Volker, 1943- author.
Other author	Chase, Jefferson S., translator.
Format	Book
Publication	New York, NY : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, [2021]
Description	xii, 322 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Subjects	Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945--Death and burial. World War, 1939-1945--Germany. Germany--Social conditions. --1933-1945.

Uniform title	Acht tage im Mai. English
Variant title	8 days in May
Portion of title	Final collapse of the Third Reich
Abstract	"The best-selling author of "Hitler: Ascent" and "Hitler: Downfall" reconstructs the chaotic, otherworldly last days of Nazi Germany. On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of the once-mighty Third Reich. In a taut, propulsive narrative, eminent historian Volker Ullrich depicts the final days of the Nazi empire through the eyes of Germans, both famous and ordinary, who experienced them. He takes us inside the phantomlike regime of Hitler's chosen successor, Admiral Karl D̐uonitz, while capturing the drama of a society in its death throes--from mass suicides to fanatics calling for one last stand. Integrating an astonishing variety of new primary sources, Ullrich offers an indispensable account of the costs of mass delusion"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	"Originally published in German as "Acht Tage im Mai: Die letzte Woche des Dritten Reiches."
General note	Translated from the German.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-312) and index.
LCCN	2021027618
ISBN	9781631498275
ISBN	1631498274 hardcover
ISBN	electronic publication

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