Supersedes all previous accounts. It is the sort of masterly biography that only a first-rate historian can write (David Cannadine Observer )
The Hitler biography for the twenty-first century (Richard Evans Sunday Telegraph )
I cannot imagine a better biography of this great tyrant emerging for a long while (Jeremy Paxman )
Magisterial... anyone who wishes to understand the Third Reich must read Kershaw, for no one has done more to lay bare Hitler's morbid psyche (Niall Ferguson Sunday Telegraph )
For the present generation, Kershaw's Hitler stands out as a clear beacon of truth, illuminating a dark age of terror and mendacity (Craig Brown Mail on Sunday )
The definitive biography of the Führer (Juliet Gardiner Sunday Times )
An achievement of the very highest order (Michael Burleigh Financial Times )
Mesmerizing... presents the twentieth century's most controversial life in a single sweep (Michael Kerrigan Scotsman )