The War Path by David Irving

The War Path by David Irving

From the third of February 1933, when he told his generals in the secret of his ultimate ambition to invade and conquer the East, to the third of September 1939, when he left the Berlin Chancellery for the Polish front, Adolf Hitler had one obsessive goal - to wage war and achieve German revenge and hegemony.

It was, as the world knows, to be a war that would leave forty million dead, lay waste most of Europe and half of Asia, and destroy the Third Reich.

As he did in his celebrated and controversial Hitler's War, David Irving sets forth the events from behind Hitler's desk, as it were, to see and understand each episode through his eyes. His use of original and unpublished firsthand material has led him across Europe searching for documents and correspondence.

As a result, he rewards his readers with a fuller picture of both the political preparation for the war and the intricate network of personal relationships on which Hitler's Reich eventually foundered. He uncovered extensive records of wiretaps made on British and French embassies in Berlin during 1938-39.

In his assiduous detective work, he also located the private papers of Weizs cker, Ribbentrop's state secretary, and the diaries of Walther Hewel, Ribbentrop's liaison with Hitler. Many pages of photographs from private collections provide new views of Hitler and those who surrounded him.

Thus, Irving draws from the journals and letters of Hitler's subordinates, creating an immediate and authentic atmosphere. As a result, what have previously seemed inexplicable actions on Hitler's part are illuminated and new light is shed on Nazi Germany in the six years before the war.

After a highly successful business career, David Irving retired as chief executive officer and area director Australasia, Heinz Wattie in 1997. He was co-founder of The Icehouse Business Growth Centre and has held many governance roles in New Zealand corporate and SMEs, including chairman of Prolife Foods for twelve years. In 2014 David co-founded the very successful community leadership development centre in the Waikato, CELF. David currently is adjunct professor in the University of Waikato Management School. Darl Kolb is professor at the University of Auckland Graduate School of Management. Darl has been a visiting fellow at the University of Sydney and the University of Cambridge. As an award-winning teacher, Darl leads a core course in the GSM's international Masters of Management programme and serves as an academic facilitator for business growth programmes at The Icehouse. Deborah Shepherd is a senior lecturer in the Management and International Business Department in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland. She currently teaches entrepreneurship. She is part of the directing team for The Icehouse Business Growth Programmes and facilitator on the Owner Manager Programme. Deborah's consultancy work is with SMEs, family businesses, and social enterprises. Christine Woods is associate professor in entrepreneurship and innovation in the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Her teaching background is in entrepreneurship at undergraduate and masters level, and Maori entrepreneurship, a component of the Postgraduate Diploma in Business in Maori Development. She is also a life fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge. Chris is part of the directing team for The Icehouse Business Growth Programmes and facilitator on the Owner Manager Programme. Her consultancy work is with SMEs, family businesses, and social enterprises. She is also a founding director of Maori Maps (www.maorimaps.com).

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ISBN 13	9781872197364
ISBN 10	1872197361
Title	The War Path
Author	David Irving
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Focal Point Publications
Year published	2013-06-30
Number of pages	354
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