"The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler" by Robert Payne, published by Praeger, New York, 1973; illustrated.

Original dust jacket [some wear and soiling, small edge creases]; hard boards, original red cloth, silvery signature on the front board and silvery lettering on spine; 6.1/4" x 9.3/4"; the endpapers are maps; 623 pages including Index; many illustrations, photographs and maps, very good condition.

Explores the life of the dangerous and destructive dictator Adolf Hitler whose aggressive foreign policies set off World War II and caused the deaths of tens millions of people. He committed heinous crimes against humanity worldwide. No one (sane) can deny that Hitler acted monstrously, but by reading this book we can gain insight into Hitler, the man, what made him tick, and what invariably led to his tyranny.

"I have read this book many times, and it never fails to fascinate. Hitler's later career is well known to history; the really interesting part of this book deals with his youth. ...It wasn't until he was in his thirties that he discovered his ability to speak. Thereafter the demons entered in. As a young man he was alienated but probably not altogether irredeemable; by the time he rose to power he was probably insane. It remains a profound mystery that one of the most civilized nations in the world could have followed him willingly into the abyss. This book is the biography of a madman who influenced world history more than any man before or since. It offers cautionary lessons, and it illustrates how fragile civilization is at its core." [private review]

"I picked up this book after having read the William Shirer masterpiece, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." After having read the Shirer book, I was left wanting for a direct view into the center of the web. I went looking for the evil genius, the malevolent mastermind behind one of the most appalling evils committed within the human experience. Instead, I found much as Hannah Arendt found with Adolf Eichmann, a small, narrow minded and ill-educated man of petty prejudices and drastic misconceptions." [private review]

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