Ribbentrop

Skillfully written and meticulously researched, Ribbentrop is the definitive biography of Hitler’s Foreign Minister. Written by one of the preeminent writers of his generation, this superb biography traces the life of Joachim von Ribbentrop, Hitler’s Foreign Minister from 1938 until the end of the Third Reich. At the heart of German power during the war, this strange, sinister, intriguing character was also violently anti–British, encouraging Hitler in a policy that ultimately led to war with Great Britain. Moreover, his grandiose attempts at alliance–building produced a disastrous military coalition with Italy and Japan as well as the infamous Pact with the Soviet Union. It was a career that would end on the gallows at Nuremberg, where he headed the death procession. Written with verve, pace, and the subtle intelligence of a world–class biographer, Ribbentrop is a remarkable portrait of a bizarre, historically neglected figure.