From the author of Hitler: Ascent, 1889-1939—a riveting account of the dictator’s final years, when he got the war he wanted but led his nation, the world, and himself to catastrophe.“Skillfully conceived and utterly engrossing.... Accomplished.” —The New York Times Book ReviewIn the summer of 1939, Hitler was at the zenith of his power. Having consolidated political control in Germany, he was at the helm of a newly restored major world power, and now perfectly positioned to