Hitler's Elite (Paperback)

~ Louis L. Snyder (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley (December 1, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425124495
• ISBN-13: 978-0425124499
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,644,510 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ADEQUATE AT BEST, May 27, 2001

By	Severin Olson (Hyattsville, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If one is looking for a quick book on the top villians of the Nazi regime, and does not care for anything more than a few facts and figures here and there, than this book is fine. Snyder does indeed tell us about the lives and times of Hitler's henchman. Sadly, though, the characters never come alive and one is likely to finish the book feeling dissapointed. Avid readers should look to other sources. In one area I also took issue with Snyder. Again and again he argues that these Nazis were guided by blind obedience to Hitler. Whatever Hitler wanted, so did they. But is this accurate? Was Goering blindly obedient when he leaked information about Barbarosa to the world? Was Himmler in negotiating with the allies in 1945? Certainly not Hess, who humiliated Hitler by flying to Britain in May of 1941. In the end I believe only Goebbles could be said to have been blindly obedient.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for ANYBODY interested in World War II., December 12, 1996

By A Customer

An interesting biographical preview into the Nazi Party's inner circle. In sight into the people running the Nazi war machine that will leave you stunned. And while Adolf Hitler and Germany's Psyche may not be the subject of the book you will undoubtedly discover shocking truths about Hitler and the German public in the back ground. -Eric Hastings

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A mixture of facts and sensationalism., January 11, 2000

By	"rjgrib" (Deltona, FL United States) - See all my reviews

There are some interesting moments and information presented in this book, such as most of the Nazi inner circle had high IQ's. However, the overall tone of the book is not historical, rather it is biased towards the author's viewpoints and sensationalized. Any good historical work should present just the facts, no matter how notorious the subject(s) happen to be without any spin to grab book sales. Snyder should have read John Toland's "Hitler" before undertaking this work.