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Last of the Hitlers

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This book is very entertaining. I bought it expecting to get answers on what became of Hitler's blood relations. I was disappointed in the amount of information concerning Hitler's nephew, and what became of him. But, it did have some fascinating evidence about Adolf's mother, father, and siblings. Worth a look, but, it's quite expensive for what you really get. I'd recommend checking it out from a library if you can.

This is a pretty good book. However, it concentrates primarily on the authors search for the Hitler relatives in the US and not so much on information about them. It does provide a look at Adolph Hitler as a young man which is actually pretty interesting. This is apparently a rare book, so it took 6-8 weeks for delivery which was kind of a disappointment.

This is one of the rare books that holds you in riveting attention all the way through. The reader should try to view the history channel documentary on this subject. The book is well written and is five stars+

farleyrd

It's the very first book I have read about Hitler's family, and I found this book rather interesting. The author writes that Hitler tried his very best to hide the facts about his clearly dysfunctional family. Gardner tells us about Adolf Hitler's father who was born out of wedlock, and all the questions made about who was his real father. Alois Hitler sr. is described as a bully and adulterer. Alois jr. should have been beaten unconscious by his father, and Alois sr. should also have kept a string of mistresses whom he married when his current wife died.

Adolf Hitler's mother protected her own son, but should have been cruel to her stepson Alois jr.

Alois jr. turned out to be a bigamist, and he also comes across as irresponsible, selfish and a bad father to his English son.

We also learn about Adolf Hitler's sisters Angela and Paula, while the author keeps tracking the führer 's family in the USA.

I found this book to be well written and I learnt a lot I didn't know.

Always interested in war history. Adolf Hitler was the most evil of war criminals only to be over shadowed by current Middle East villains. Found the book interesting but repetitive. Would recommend it to war history enthusiasts.