Hitler

World Leaders Past & Present

by Dennis Wepman, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (Introduction)

Part of an illustrated series entitled "World Leaders Past and Present" which sets out to introduce the men and women whose ideas and actions have determined the course of history.

Genres: History, Biography, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published July 1, 1985

Reviews

[Priscilla · Rating 2 out of 5]

Provavelmente, o mais polêmico e mais lido volume da coleção Os Grandes Líderes, não pelo seu teor, mas pela sua figura.

Dennis Wepman fez um bom trabalho ao compor essa biografia reduzida da figura de Hitler, fornecendo dados sobre a vida pregressa e a influência e formação do Terceiro Reich. O texto é surpreendentemente coordato, com o autor tomando cuidado para não deixar sua antipatia - ou simpatia - penderem para qualquer um dos lados.

Esse tipo de abordagem pode parecer estranha ao grande público que é justamente seu alvo, pois enquanto a forçada neutralidade é necessária no meio acadêmico, a maioria das produções sobre o regime nazista e Hitler, são sensacionalistas exatamente para atraírem o leitor leigo.

A edição é bem ilustrada, com capa dura e papel especial. Recomendo.

[Nicholas · Rating 4 out of 5]

This writting is both powerful and difficult. It included a big word every 10-15 scentences. This explaind a lot, detail by detail, about Adolph Hitler. It depends what type of books you like and how much offence you take. This book is dieffinitly NOT for everyone, but I really enjoyed it. Now I know that If there are any false accusations, than I can correct people. I would deffinitly like to read more about him when I get the chance. If you get the chance, you should read it too.

[Min · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 112 paged biography shows the life of a brutal dictator, Adolf Hitler. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany from 1993 to 1945. Hitler was born on April 20, 1889, and spent his childhood in Austria. His father passed away when Hitler was only 13. Once Hitler dreamed of becoming an artist, he moved to Vienna and applied to the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, but he did not pass the entrance exam. After he failed at second time to the entrance exam, he applied to serve in the Germany army at the outbreak of World War II. Hitler quickly rose through the ranks and he became the leader of the Nazis by 1921. After World War I finished, the world was sensitive about the possibility of starting another war, so Hitler was able to annex Austria and parts of Czechoslovakia easily without any battles. But when he tried to annex Poland, the world could no longer stand aside and just watch what he is doing, so WWII began. During WWII, Hitler used Jews as slaves and killed huge numbers of them. Also, Hitler got marry with his girlfriend, Eva Braun on April 29, 1945. However, he and his wife committed suicide together the day after the wedding and Germany’s surrender followed soon after.

I usually don’t read biographies because it is mostly formal and boring. However, even though this book was informational and formal, it was easy to read because there were many pictures that help to understand the text easily. Also, many important events were included and they were explained chronologically.

I would recommend this book to the students who are not familiar with biographies or autobiographies. Also, because it is not only easy to understand, but also includes many important events with many other resources, so it might be good biography to students who is doing the research about Adolf Hitler.