Hitler and Stalin: The Tyrants and the Second World War

FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE HOLOCAUST AND THE NAZI MIND

"You have to read it" – Volodymyr Zelensky
"Laurence Rees brilliantly combines powerful eye-witness testimony, vivid narrative and compelling analysis in this superb account" – Professor Sir Ian Kershaw
"In this fascinating study of two monsters, Rees is extraordinarily perceptive and original" – Antony Beevor

Two tyrants. Each responsible for the death of millions.

This compelling book on Hitler and Stalin is the culmination of thirty years' work. It examines the two leaders during the Second World War, a period when Germany and the Soviet Union were locked in the biggest and bloodiest conflict in history.

Key Highlights:

• Contrasting Leadership Styles: Hitler's charismatic leadership is juxtaposed with Stalin's regimented rule by fear. While Hitler's intransigence grew as the war progressed, Stalin adapted his behavior in response to events.
• Unimaginable Suffering: Both leaders were prepared to create undreamt-of suffering to achieve their visions of utopia. Hitler's case is most infamously marked by the Holocaust.
• Eyewitness Testimony: The book draws on previously unpublished, startling accounts from soldiers, civilians, and individuals who knew both men personally.

Laurence Rees, likely the only person alive who has met Germans who worked for Hitler and Russians who worked for Stalin, challenges long-held misconceptions about these two pivotal figures in history.

This is a masterwork from one of our finest historians.