The War Path: Hitler's Germany 1933-1939 (2025)

The War Path: Hitler's Germany 1933-1939

2025 Edition | Hardcover

By David Irving

Historical Significance

First published in 1978, this work examines the six years between Hitler's appointment as Chancellor and the outbreak of war. The 2025 edition presents the complete text with updated production values for modern collectors.

Scope and Content

The volume traces Germany's transformation through rearmament, the Rhineland remilitarisation, Austrian Anschluss, and the Czechoslovak crisis. Drawing upon captured German archives and the private papers of those who served in the Reich government.

Archival Foundation

Research conducted in German federal archives, British Foreign Office records, and American repositories. Ministerial diaries and correspondence provide primary documentation of policy formation.

For Researchers and Collectors

The essential companion to Hitler's War, providing the prelude years in equivalent documentary detail. Indispensable for Third Reich scholars and diplomatic historians.

Edition Details

2025 hardcover edition with archival-quality paper stock. Complete scholarly apparatus preserved.

About This Edition

Limited modern collector printing from Focal Point Publications.

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