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Heroes & Villains - Adolf Hitler [Hardcover]

Don Nardo (Author)
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August 22, 2002 10 and up5 and upHeroes & Villains
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. (20030101)

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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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"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 )

"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 )

Product Details

  • Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  • Hardcover: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Lucent Books; 1 edition (August 22, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1560069511
  • ISBN-13: 978-1560069515
  • Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.6 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,426,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Don Nardo is a historian and award-winning writer who specializes in the ancient world, especially the civilizations of Greece and Rome. He began as a actor and worked with the National Shakespeare Company before turning to writing screenplays and teleplays and, soon afterward, devoting much of his time to historical research and writing. In the past two decades, he has published nearly two hundred volumes on diverse historical topics. And having earned numerous favorable reviews, he is widely recognized as the country's leading writer of historical works for young adults. He is also versed in various other subjects and as a result is frequently asked by publishers to write books on a number of scientific and literary topics.

Mr. Nardo also composes and arranges orchestral music, having started composing in his early teens. Over the years he has turned out more than eighty musical works, including 2 symphonies, 4 string quartets, several concertos, a film score, incidental music for stage productions, and several commissions, the most recent a double concerto for violin and Portuguese guitar written for two noted musicians. He is also the resident composer and arranger for the Amadis Orchestra, based in Connecticut. For more information, see his official web site at www.nardopublishing.com and his more extensive biography at Wikipedia.


 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superior of its kind, May 17, 2003
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This review is from: Heroes & Villains - Adolf Hitler (Hardcover)
Quite a few books have been written about Hitler and Nazi Germany since World War 2, including many for young people. This is by far the best bio of Hitler written for students that I am aware of (and I have read everything I can get my hands on about the subject). In a relatively small amount of space the author crams a huge amount of detailed information, all of it both appropriate and fascinating. Frequent references to the dictator's physical attributes, voice, bearing, personal fears, strange fetishes, tantrums, etc., all documented by eyewitness accounts, make this slice of history come alive for the reader. I am looking forward to reading other books by this fine historian.
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