- Paperback: 1120 pages
- Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group; Reissue edition (3 Feb 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0385420536
- ISBN-13: 978-0385420532
- Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 5.2 x 23.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 504,429 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A national bestseller with more than 370,000 copies in print, this is "the first book that anyone who wants to learn about Hitler or the war in Europe must read... a marvel of fact."--Newsweek
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Hitler rarely talked about his family but to a few confidants he did confess an inability to get along with his father, a dictatorial man. Read the first page
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Adolf Hitler. To come from total obscurity, join an insignificant Political Party and within a few short years transform this small party Germans into the Nazi Party, which in turn spread death & destruction through out the World. How did one person command such obedience? Why & how did Nazis come to power? Ordinary German people voted for and were led by the Nazis.
John Toland's biography of Hitler & his Party, answers these and other questions ..............Brilliant Read.
John Toland's biography of Hitler & his Party, answers these and other questions ..............Brilliant Read.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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This is a very fascinating account of the life of one of history's most important, if notorious, figures, Adolf Hitler. Although a lengthy book(over 1,000 pages) it reads like a suspense novel and is rarely if ever dull and plodding. I have always had a "morbid" fascination with Hitler and I thought I knew just about everything about him. But this book revealed to me much that I never knew before. There are many interesting insights into the people around Hitler as well. Also, we learn many lessons about the coddling of dictators by the world's democracies which can be applied to current events in such places as Kosovo. I recommend this book without hesitation.
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Ever wonder what made Adolf Hitler one of this century's most reviled, yet powerful political leaders? Ever wonder what drove Hitler to his incessant desire to rid the world of Jews and all people of the "non-Aryan" race?
Well, if these questions continually vex you, you ought to read John Toland's splendid and provocative biography on Adolf Hitler. It is well-written, and very thorough, as it chronicles Hitler as a young boy growing up in Austria, to the founding of the Nazi party, and culminating with Hitler's ascension and command of the Third Reich. Toland provides probing insight into the forces (both in his personal life and the external political environment in Germany) which drove Hitler to relentless anti-Semitism, and the reasons for his obsession to rid the world of Jews.
He also delves into Hitler's troubled personal life, detailing his close relationship with his mother, and his somewhat ambiguous relationship with his wife, Eva Braun.
But Toland also describes other elements of Hitler's life which were more positive, such as the construction of the autobahnen (auto routes) for military transport, and the founding of the Volkswagen (the People's Car). While these are rather prominent cultural icons in today's society, who would attribute them to a man as hated and reviled as Hitler?
For anyone interested in obtaining a "complete" and "objective" picture of Adolf Hitler as a man who achieved great power and influence in one of the most economically advanced countries in the world, and not just a chronicling of his anti-Semitic actions (which should not be minimized), then I would strongly recommend John Toland's fascinating biography,"Adolf Hitler."
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The book against which all Hitler bios will be measured
This is the definitive biography of the maniacal dictator, the best since Robert Payne's "The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 1999
Thoroughly informative biography
This has to be the longest book I've ever read, but it was well worth it. I now know that I have a better knowledge about Hitler than I did previous to reading this biography. Read more
Published on 27 April 1999
Superbly interesting
Toland has created a highly readable account of the man who is quite probably the most evil man of the century - and perhaps the millenium. Read more
Published on 15 Dec 1998
Hitler Before WWII killed him
"Adolf Hitler is one of the 20th Century's major movers and shakers." His whole drum-beating call to dictatorship was a popular thing, except to the Jews. Read more
Published on 17 Nov 1998
Fascinating
I am currently in the middle of this rather large book and am thoroughly fascinated with the both the historical and personal aspects of Mr. Toland's writing. Read more
Published on 16 Jun 1998
This book is not a respectable piece of literature.
Adolf by John Toland was one of the worst books that I have ever read. The books demeanor wrecks at the brain like a small child's screams. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 1998
Superlative history, well documentated, reads like a novel.
Toland provides, as he always does, a remarkable look inside a dark and complex world. He interviewed participants from the highest to the lowest of levels. Read more
Published on 26 Sep 1997
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