How long does it take to read Hitler 1936-1945?
Nemesis
Hitler 1936-1945 by Ian Kershaw takes about 20 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 20 hours 27 minutes
A long haul
First published 2000. 1,115 pages, about 306,625 words.
41 days (about 6 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 34 hours 4 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 20 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 12 hours 47 minutes |
The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
The climax and conclusion of one of the best-selling biographies of our time. In this volume, Ian Kershaw introduces Adolf Hitler at the apex of his power, idolized by millions of Germans for bringing the nation out of economic catastrophe. The Nazi party, the armed forces, the industrial cartels, and the civil servants are all "working towards the Führer." Meanwhile, Hitler is poised to realize his Mephistophelean vision : the subjugation of Europe under the Thousand Year Reich and, in the process, the annihilation of the Jews. For three years, Hitler and his relentless armies pluge the European continent into a bloodbath, as German soldiers, accompanied by fanatical SS units, slaughter conquered troops and civilians alike. Then, as Allied might prevails, Kershaw reveals a Hitler transformed from invincible warlord to desperate gambler, ultimately bringing destruction to his country and ending his life in a bunker under the ruins of Berlin. This book is based on immense research, including the use of many previously untapped sources. - Publisher.
Subjects: Antisemitism, Last years, Politics and government, Heads of state, Biography, Last years and death
