HIST105 Study Guide - Alan Bullock, Los Angeles Times, Operation Rolling Thunder
Document Summary
The first source is hitler: a study in tyranny. The origins are that it was written by sir alan bullock1 and is a revised edition published by harper & row in 1962. The purpose of the book is to present a comprehensive and classic biography of adolf hitler, one of the most influential tyrants in history. Bullock stated that as a historian he had no vengeance to exact. He adhered to that statement presenting a very balanced and reasonable account of hitler"s life. Bullock outlined the dictator"s life, dividing the narrative into. The first portion deals with hitler"s early life and rise to power. The second focused on his chancellorship and effective consolidation of power exercising authority once in control. A value of bullock"s work is that he provided incisive analysis on the nazi"s seizure of power and specifically the night of long knives" and stated that it refined the machinery of terror in the 20th century 3.
