Adolf Hitler

Children's Literature - Greg M. Romaneck

The name Adolf Hitler has come down through the years as synonymous with evil. Hitler rose to power from humble origins. The son of an Austrian civil servant and his ill educated wife, Hitler served with distinction during World War I. Hitler's experiences as a German soldier in the Great War, followed by his desperate years during the post-war period, shaped Hitler's ideology. Over time, and in a way that still remains almost unfathomable, Hitler clawed his way to supreme power in Germany. Through Hitler's efforts, the German nation swept all of Europe into war on September 1. 1939. Then, after great conquests, Hilter's Thousand Year Reich lay in ruins. That defeat revealed the ultimate evil that was at the core of Nazism. In this title, a part of the illustrated "A Wicked History-20th Century" series, readers are afforded a clear look into the face of Hitler's existence. In reading this chilling story youngsters may well come away shaking their heads over the horrific impact of one man's life. Hitler is a fine book and may serve as an invitation to interested readers to delve more deeply into the twisted but fascinating figure that Adolf Hitler was. Reviewer: Greg M. Romaneck