Kardel's book presents events leading to and the people responsible for the World War II, the Holocaust, the creation of the State of Israel and other historical events. It also shows in great detail the reasons and explains how and why it was possible for those events to happen. This book is a highly recommended reading for all the History Buffs, the Jews and non-Jews alike.
Normally I don't enjoy such books that are considered history, but this book has given me so much answers to questions that I've had for years and years. As a Jew, myself, there were parts where I had to just stop and take a breath - feeling mournful, intensely sad, somewhat angry... Can't lie, it was really difficult to read, but I'm glad I finished, I feel like finally most of my questions are answered... What was most interesting for me was learning about the life of Hitler - the way he was thinking and all those satanist societies he was a member of, I didn't expect that kind of turn. I honestly thought of Hitler as a soul-less tyrant, but after finishing this book I got the concept that there was so much more to Hitler than meets the eye. In my opinion, Adolf Hitler was a very sick man, mentally sick indeed, as a medical student - I got the idea that he had quite a few mental disorders, such as Schizophrenia, Acute Stress Disorder, PTSD, Insomnia, Drug Use Disorder, and Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Adolf Hitler was a very sick man in need of help, although it doesn't justify all the fucked up shit he's done, but his mental health disorders actually explain many things. I have mixed feelings about this book, I really enjoyed it because of interesting facts I have discovered, but I also felt such grief towards what my ancestors and every other Jew had to encounter and go through (I'm not a racist and I apologize if my review of this book has offended you - I apologize! All I'm trying to do is understand and get a bigger picture of someone else's story, no matter who he/she is or was).
Respect and treat everyone the way you want to be treated!
Interesting material, but would've been great if backed up by more sources. Also the translation from German into English is sometimes shaky and leaves the book somewhat hard to follow at times...