Autorentext

Born in Vienna in 1955, Professor OLIVER RATHKOLB is head of the Institute for Contemporary History at the University of Vienna. The author of numerous publications on Austrian and international contemporary, cultural and music history, Professor Rathkolb has also been the editor of the journal Zeitgeschichte since 2002 and is chairman of the scientific advisory board of the House of Austrian History.

Klappentext

This detailed and balanced analysis of Baldur von Schirach reveals the true and ambivalent nature of a complex and fascinating individual who played a key role in the events leading up to, and during, the Second World War.

Zusammenfassung
Nazi Leader and Head of the Hitler Youth. Von Schirach was a Third Reich politician who is best known for his role as the Head of the Hitler Youth from 1931 to 1940