Adolf Hitler

By: John Toland

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Based on previously unpublished documents, diaries, notes, photographs, and dramatic interviews with Hitler's colleagues and associates, this is the definitive biography of one of the most despised yet fascinating figures of the 20th century. Painstakingly documented, it is a work that will not soon be forgotten.

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Thorough, compelling, sad, bizarre, insightful, horrifying...Toland really sets a standard for historical biography. Hitler's pre-political life is particularly fascinating as it gives a detailed glimpse into the making of the nut job who nearly destroyed the world--but still we are left with no real answers as to how an unstable country boy from a relatively healthy but fractured family could go from uneducated artist and street urchin, to army corporal, to dictator, to author of one of the world's most horrific cataclysms.

Ralph Cosham is a capable and urbane narrator (though sometimes he starts out strong then flags a bit), and his German, French, Italian, and Polish pronunciations are adept.

Wow!

This book is the standard by which all other books on Adolf Hitler shall be compared. It is doubtful anything else will ever come close.

Brilliant book

I highly recommend reading this book. There were many things I didn’t know about Hitler, and I feel that the author did an excellent job of presenting many facts about him.

The pre-WW2 details were abundant.

Overall, it is a great book. The details on his early life and rise to power were pretty robust. Once the war started, it went rather quickly.

Some of the events in WWII would have been more interesting if they had been expanded upon.

I did learn a new medial term - METEORISM, something Hitler had. Will use that one often.

Well read and interesting documentary

Performance was very good, and this documentary of a truly remarkable if not stilted man gives a fair reflection of how a strong enough personality can make and break a nation.

One of the most riveting biographies

This superbly written biography uses details the way an artist uses a brush to create a vivid image of Hitler and the reactions of those around him.

Good story

Comprehensive study of Hitlers life
Not as good as the rise and fall of the third riech which in my opinion is still the benchmark

Best biography I've ever read!

I dislike Hitler! This book was really informative and well written. I was engaged from beginning to end.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Hitler, WW 2, or history in general.

What you didn’t know about WWII and Hitler

Having immersed myself in WWII since I was in high school, I thought I knew, if not every thing about Hitler, everything I wanted to know.
How wrong I was. This book is a fascinating, meticulously researched, wonderfully well written biography, of Adolf Hitler, beautifully read.
I doubt I would have bought it, had it not been written by John Toland.

great perspective

This book contains extraordinary details from behind the scenes provided by the "little people " such as secretaries, adjutants, etc. There are a lot of players so at times it was hard to keep track of who's who. :Great insights into the man and the movement.