The End

Dr.phil.Ian Kershaw, geb. 1943, studierte in Liverpool und Oxford. Er lehrte von 1968-89 an den Universitäten Manchester und Nottingham. Seit 1989 ist er Professor für neuere Geschichte und Direktor des historischen Institus der Universität Sheffield. Kershaws Forschungen über Hitler und das Dritte Reich führten ihn nach London, New York, Moskau und in viele Archive in Deutschland, Österreich und Frankreich. Er war Berater der ZDF-Serie 'Hitler, eine Bilanz' und der BBC-Dokumentarreihe 'The Nazis. Warning from history'. 1984 erhielt er das Bundesverdienstkreuz. 2012 wurde er mit dem Leipziger Buchpreis zur Europäischen Verständigung ausgezeichnet.

A remarkable feat of historical scholarship and intelligent analysis -- Jonathan Sumption Spectator Masterly ... Kershaw's gripping and boldly intelligent work of scholarship ... will surely become the standard popularly accessible account of the Nazi system's terrible final phase Financial Times Gripping yet scholarly ... the best attempt by far to answer the complex question of why Nazi Germany carried on fighting to total self-destruction. Kershaw, the author of the best biography of Hitler, is the finest sort of academic, for he combines impeccable scholarship with an admirable clarity of thought and prose -- Antony Beevor Telegraph Brilliant ... nuanced and sophisticated ... undoubtedly a masterpiece Mail on Sunday Well-written, penetrating ... and ground-breaking -- Andrew Roberts Evening Standard Magisterial ... distinguished Daily Mail, Book of the Week Kershaw is a sure-footed guide through the Hades of the final dark months of the war in Europe ... his is a thoughtful and thought-provoking account, which admirably combines analysis, historiography and commentary within a very readable narrative Independent on Sunday No one is better qualified to tell this grim story than Kershaw ... A master of both the vast scholarly literature on Nazism and the extraordinary range of its published and unpublished record, Kershaw combines vivid accounts of particular human experiences with wise reflections on big interpretive and moral issues ... No one has written a better account of the human dimensions of Nazi Germany's end New York Times Book Review A compelling account of the bloody and deluded last days of the Third Reich ... this is far from being of mere academic interest ... The greatest strength of Kershaw's narrative is that he gives us much more than the view from the top ... Interwoven are insights into German life and death at all levels of society The Times Kershaw says that his book is not a military history. Nevertheless he offers an admirably clear,