Nazi Germany: The Face of Tyranny (Holocaust (Brookfield, Conn.).)

Gottfried, Ted

ISBN 10: 0761317147 ISBN 13: 9780761317142

Publisher: Twenty First Century Books, 2000

Synopsis

Examines the various factors that led to the Holocaust during the World War II, complete with photos, bibliography, index, and source notes.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

Grade 7 Up-Gottfried has put a fascinating spin on the Holocaust by writing companion volumes in which one is devoted to the rise and fall of the tyrants and the other to the vastness and complexities of their victims. Martyrs follows the plight of minorities as the Nazis implemented their plans for the Final Solution. The first half of the book concentrates on the Jewish plight. The second half presents entire chapters chronicling the fate of the "other Untermenschen," including Aryan Gypsies (one to four million died), homosexuals (the Pink Triangle), the physically and mentally ill (as defined by the Nazis), enormous numbers of civilians and prisoners of war, and the many who resisted. Nazi Germany traces the origins of both Hitler and the National Socialist Democratic Party through the years of rejection to the years of tyranny. Students will see how the tangle of Hitler's erratic upbringing and narcissistic personality, the humiliating German defeat in World War I, and the easy scapegoating of Jews and other minorities combined inexorably to create the monster that was the Third Reich. Chapters in both titles are clearly organized and relatively short, with subsections creatively labeled: "The Flip-Flop Flunky" provides a startlingly clear image of Joseph Goebbels, for example, and "Lists and Lies" describes the careful choreography involved in convincing deportees that death did not await them. Replete with maps, photographs, dramatic graphics, and well-organized and visually accessible texts, these books also contain parallel thought-provoking afterwords and extensive chapter notes. Fine additions to Holocaust collections.
Mary R. Hofmann, Rivera Middle School, Merced, CA
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Twenty First Century Books
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761317147
• ISBN 13: 9780761317142
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Alcorn Stephen