Please point me toward a good one-volume treatment of the origins of World War II

by eleventeenth_beatle

I looked through the FAQ and didn't find this listed there. If it is, you have my apologies.

dagwood111

Blitzkreig by Len Deighton.

Good one volume history of Hitler and his rise to power and the War.

The author's main thrust is that Hitler was at his most powerful when he was in motion, politically or militarily. When he was put on the defensive he lost.