Volker Ullrich Knihy

Minulost, která ještě neskončila, a budoucnost, jež zatím nezačala. Začíná poslední týden třetí říše. Hitler je po smrti, ale válka ještě neskončila. Všechno jako by se zastavilo, a přece je všechno v překotném pohybu. Volker Ullrich líčí tento „čas bezčasí“ den po dni a zavádí čtenáře do hroutícího se světa plného dramat a naděje, násilí a strachu. Poslední pochody smrti, divoké odsuny, hroutící se moc nacistických pohlavárů, osvobozené koncentrační tábory – to vše patří k oné mezeře mezi minulostí a budoucností. Mozaika „Osmi květnových dnů“, kterou z jednotlivých kamínků sestavil novinář a Hitlerův životopisec Volker Ullrich, představuje napínavější četbu než leckterý thriller.

In the summer of 1939 Hitler was at the zenith of his power. The Nazis had consolidated their authority over the German people, and in a series of foreign-policy coups, the Fuhrer had restored Germany to the status of a major Continental power. He now embarked on realising his lifelong ambition- to provide the German people with the living space and the resources they needed to flourish and exterminate those who were standing in the way - the Bolsheviks and the Jews. Yet despite the initial German triumphs - the quick defeat of Poland, the successful Blitzkrieg in the west - the war set in motion Hitler's downfall. With the attack on the Soviet Union in June 1941 and the entry of the United States into the war later that year, Nazi Germany's fortunes began to turn- it soon became clear that the war could not be won. As in the earlier volume, Volker Ullrich offers fascinating insight into the personality of the Fuhrer, without which we fail to understand the course of the war and the development of the Holocaust. As Germany's supreme military commander, he decided on strategy and planned operations with his generals, involving himself in even the smallest minutiae. And here the key traits - and flaws - of his personality quickly came to the fore. Hitler was a gambler who put everything on one card; deeply insecure, he was easily shaken by the slightest setback and quick to blame his subordinates for his own catastrophic mistakes; and when he realised that the war was lost, he embarked on the annihilation of Germany itself in punishment of the German people who had failed to hand him victory. In September 1939, Hitler declared that he would wear a simple military tunic until the war was won - or otherwise, he would not be there to witness the end. On 30 April 1945, as Soviet troops closed in on his bunker in Berlin, Hitler committed suicide; seven days later, Germany surrendered. Hitler's murderous ambitions had not just destroyed Germany- they had cost the lives of tens of millions of people throughout Europe

Selected as a Book of the Year by the New York Times and others, this monumental biography addresses the surprising scarcity of serious works on Hitler since the 1930s. Most biographers have focused on his rise to power and leadership style, often portraying him as a political figure devoid of personal depth. This view overlooks the complex individual behind the infamous persona, failing to account for the profound impact he had on those around him and the German populace. In this first volume, Volker Ullrich aims to reshape our understanding of Hitler by exploring his life from childhood to the brink of World War II, contextualized within the political landscape of the time. Ullrich reveals the multifaceted nature of Hitler, showcasing his charm alongside his repulsiveness, his talents and flaws, as well as his deep insecurities and violent tendencies. Utilizing a wealth of previously overlooked sources, this comprehensive study presents the most nuanced portrait of Hitler to date. Rather than depicting him as a mere psychopath, Ullrich illustrates him as a master of seduction and manipulation, suggesting that the complexity of his character offers a more compelling explanation for his hold on the German people than the conventional image of a monster. This definitive biography promises to transform our perception of the man who led the world into darkness.

'Superb' David Aaronovitch, The Times 'A punchy account that is a proper page-turner' Financial Times 'The last days of the Third Reich have often been told, but seldom with the verve, perception and elegance of Volker Ullrich's rich narrative' Richard Overy, author of The Bombing War 1 May 1945. The world did not know it yet, but the final week of the Third Reich's existence had begun. Hitler was dead, but the war had still not ended. Everything had both ground to a halt and yet remained agonizingly uncertain. Volker Ullrich's remarkable book takes the reader into a world torn between hope and terror, violence and peace. Ullrich describes how each day unfolds, with Germany now under a new Fuhrer, Admiral Doenitz, based improbably in the small Baltic town of Flensburg. With Hitler dead, Berlin in ruins and the war undoubtedly lost, the process by which the fighting would end remained horrifyingly unclear. Many major Nazis were still on the loose, wild rumours continued to circulate about a last stand in the Alps and the Western allies falling out with the Soviet Union. All over Europe, millions of soldiers, prisoners, slave labourers and countless exhausted, grief-stricken and often homeless families watched and waited for the war's end. Eight Days in May is the story of people, in Erich Kastner's striking phrase, stuck in 'the gap between no longer and not yet'. 'A fast-paced, brilliant recounting of the turbulent last days of the Third Reich, with all the energy and chaos of a Jackson Pollock canvas' Helmut Walser Smith, author of Germany: A Nation in its Time

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Microsomes and Drug Oxidations is a record of the proceedings of the Third International Symposium on Microsomes and Drug Oxidations, held in Berlin, Germany in July 1976. The compendium provides an overview of knowledge on the oxidative metabolism of drugs, carcinogens, and various other environmental chemicals. Topics discussed include lipid structure of liver microsomal membranes; interactions between cytochrome p-450 and nadphcytochrome p-450 reductase in the microsomal membrane; impact of drug monoxygenases in clinical pharmacology; and the manner in which oxygen participates in mixed-function oxidation reactions. Pharmacologists, toxicologists, biochemists, and researchers in the pharmaceutical industry will find the book highly insightful.

Aż pięć lat czytelnicy musieli czekać na drugi tom słynnej biografii Hitlera autorstwa Volkera Ullricha. Ale czekać było warto. Uznana w Niemczech za najważniejszą biografię Hitlera dla następnych pokoleń, książka Volkera Ullricha to pierwsze monumentalne studium osobowości, która leżała u podstaw aspiracji politycznych i zbrodniczych działań przywódcy III Rzeszy. To właśnie Ullrich, jako pierwszy spośród historyków mierzących się z życiorysem Fhrera, postawił tezę, że nigdy nie uda nam się zrozumieć fenomenu Hitlera, jeśli odmówimy mu ludzkich cech, skupiając się jedynie na wizerunku potwora. Obalając mity i unikając pułapek, w które niejednokrotnie wpadali poprzednicy, Volker Ullrich tworzy zupełnie nowy, odkrywczy portret Adolfa Hitlera.

Im «Kreisauer Kreis» um die führenden Köpfe Helmuth James Graf von Moltke und Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg schlossen sich entschiedene Gegner des Nationalsozialismus zusammen. Liberale, Gewerkschafter, Sozialdemokraten, Wissenschaftler und Geistliche erarbeiteten ein Programm für Deutschland nach dem Umsturz. Die Verbindung zum 20. Juli 1944 besiegelte das Schicksal dieser lange verkannten Widerstandsgruppe.