Heroes & Villains - Adolf Hitler - Hardcover

Nardo, Don

9781560069515: Heroes & Villains - Adolf Hitler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560069511 ISBN 13: 9781560069515

Publisher: Lucent Books, 2002

The Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler has come to be seen, by almost universal affirmation, as the personification of evil. Indeed, he has more than earned his reputation as perhaps the most infamous villain in history. In a riveting narrative, supported by numerous primary source documents, a noted historian surveys the twisted life and deeds of the false messiah that plunged the world into the most destructive war in history.

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Reviewed with Don Nardo's King Arthur.

Gr. 6-9. These biographies from the Heroes and Villains series take on history's best and worst by using lengthy quotations and frequent sidebars of primary-source material. Before telling the story of King Arthur, Nardo addresses the tricky question of whether Arthur ever existed--and, if so, who exactly he was. The story picks up steam when the familiar cast (Guinevere, Mordred, Merlin, etc.) enters, and Nardo does a nice job of mixing the exciting stories with historical background of first-millennium England. In Hitler, Nardo chronicles the Fuhrer's unlikely rise to power. Quotes from Hitler's speeches and contemporary witnesses help readers learn about his lies to the German people, his hatred of Jews (even though he, himself, may well have been a quarter Jewish), and his absolute lack of human compassion. It's an ugly portrait, as subjective in its disgust as King Arthur is in its praise. The engaging writing coupled with the collection of quotations make these good resources. Black-and-white illustrations add little to King Arthur but provide visual context to Hitler's horrors. John Green
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Review:

"Well-placed black-and-white photos accompany a thorough, well-written text. This book is a good addition to most collections."
-- School Library Journal (March 2003) (School Library Journal 20030301)

"These biographies from the Heroes and Villains series take on history's best and worst by using lengthy quotations and frequent sidebars of primary-source material... Nardo does a nice job of mixing the exciting stories with historical background of first-millennium England... The engaging writing coupled with the collection of quotations make these good resources. Black-and-white illustrations add little to King Arthur but provide visual context to Hitler's horror's."
-- Booklist (January 2003) (Booklist 20030101)

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