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"A triumph--a wonderful mixture of psychological perception and good sense. . . . Even though a thousand books are written on Hitler, this will long remain the best."--H. Stuart Hughes

The Psychopathic God is the definitive psychological portrait of Adolph Hitler. By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, Robert Waite sheds new light on this complex figure. But Waite's ultimate aim is to explain how Hitler's psychopathology changed German--and world--history. With The Psychopathic God we can begin to understand Hitler as never before.

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'The Psychopathic God' is the definitive psychological portrait of Adolf Hitler. By documenting accounts of his behavior, beliefs, tastes, fears, and compulsions, Robert Waite sheds new light on his complex figure.

About the Author

Robert G. L. Waite is Brown Professor of History Emeritus at Williams College. He is the author of Vanguard of Nazism: The Free Corps Movement in Post-War Germany, 1918-1923 and Kaiser and Fuhrer: A Comparative Study of Personality and Politics.

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Publisher : Da Capo Press; Revised ed. edition (March 22, 1993)
Language : English
Paperback : 512 pages
ISBN-10 : 0306805146
ISBN-13 : 978-0306805141
Lexile measure : 1280L
Item Weight : 1.53 pounds
Dimensions : 8.96 x 6.04 x 1.13 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #417,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #434 in Historical Germany Biographies
- #1,266 in WWII Biographies
- #1,448 in German History (Books)

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Carson

Good in Depth Analysis of Adolf Hitler

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2016

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I began ready this book back in the late 70s and was about half way trough it when I got sidetracked for some reason. By be time I wanted to get back to the book I had misplaced (lost) my hardcover copy of the book. Got to thinking about the book again and decided to see if I could find it again so that I could finish (probably need to start at the beginning) reading it. What I remember from the book is that it is different from the other books on Hitler. This book actually delves into the mind of Hitler In depth. He reader wil get a different perspective into Hitler though this will not change ones opinion of him. Just a little more into what maked him tick. Good thing he's not around today. Many people would blame his upbringing, his father's lack of affection, or his experiences and wounding in World War I in an attempt to justify or excuse his horrific reign. A good book but not for the faint of heart. It is not an easy book to read but if the reader can get through it, it is worth he effort.

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Mike3746

Incredible insight

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2019

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Incredible insight into the mind of a monster. I knew Hitler was insane. I just don’t know how insane he really was.

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Book on Hitler

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2020

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Long book to read but very interesting.

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I am not all that well versed in Freudian psychology ...

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2015

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I am not all that well versed in Freudian psychology so some of this is beyond me. However, it is still fascinating to see the mental aspects behind Hitler. I am still reading the book so I cannot review it in total but what has been read so far is riveting.

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hunt tooley

Everything as advertised

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2020

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I got the book quickly. It was exactly as advertised. Good transaction.

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recommend

Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2020

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intrigued from start to finish. it gave both a psychoanalytic point of view of Hitler’s personality, a diagnosis, and much history during his rule and before.

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J. Hugh Craft

The personal character of Adolf Hitler

Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2010

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Dr. Waite has revealed many important aspects of the
personal character of Adolf Hitler. A very good read for
any person who is interested in why this evil man was the
way he was, and the motivations behind his nature.

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Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2017

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Great book and in great shape.

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Pizzaro

Exhaustively researched and responsibly integrated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 21, 2012

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My review is appearing 14 years after the first ones were printed, so I'll avoid repeating what's been said and instead take up a wrong assertion made by some detractors that the author relies mostly on second & third hand hearsay and is bereft of solid, historical documentation. Not so. The back of my clothbound edition is packed with historical documentation listed on pages 436-474 at the end of the book. That's 38 densely packed pages of references and archival documentation.

In fact, Waite is quick to jump on the scent of anyone making careless and undocumented statements about Hitler. Here's a sample of the quality of correction he himself makes regarding inaccurate reporting about Hitler's residence patterns which he has investigated thoroughly (from Waite's chapter entitled "A Note on Spurious Sources"): "The British Home Office has reported that 'a careful search' through all the files of the Immigration Office for the period of November 1912 to April 1913 shows no record of Adolf Hitler having visited England. (H.G. Pearson, Departmental Records Officer, letter of 30 May, 1975. Used with permission of Professor Peter loewenberg, University of California at Los Angeles.)" Note Waite is relying on a dated letter from the British Home Office, which in turn is quoting from the records of the British Immigration Office, and we know exactly where that letter can be found and checked for accuracy. This is typical of Waite's mastery of detail & quality of research regarding archival sources and historical documentation.

Tracking down further errors Waite writes, "She has the wrong year for Klara Hitler's (Adolf's mother's) death, and she thinks that after Klara's funeral Adolf and his sister Paula moved to Vienna to live with their half sister Angela. Neither Paula nor Angela lived in Vienna at that time; Hitler never lived alone with his sisters; she has the wrong color for Geli Raubel's hair; and she gives the wrong name for Hitler's housekeeper in the flat at Prinzregentenplatz." In my view, this is meticulous scholarship and mastery of data down to the most minute detail.

I hope after the above samples, potential readers of Waite's book are reassured that Waite has done his homework re: archival and hiistorical documentation, and that they are in good hands.

The book itself is a triumph in its many dimensions, as the 4 & 5 star reviewers have indicated. It's full of lightning flashes and not to be missed.

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Peter Abelard

Chilling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 3, 2020

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One of the best books around on hitler !

JeromeC

Hitler and the Second World War

Reviewed in Canada on July 4, 2014

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I would give this book 5 stars but the term used is that I loved it. One cannot use the term "love" when talking about things like Hitler and his psychology.

He was mad. His was a twisted psychology. He was not only psychopathic, he was a sociopath. He was in service to what he considered a higher ideal, but the problem was his madness. The ideas that drove him were quite ordinary, really, but what made him unique was that he was in complete obedience to these ideas. He was given complete and total control by the German people whom he in turn idolized (as long as they were not Jewish).

I don't think there is any way to completely understand Hitler. It is a little like trying to understand great genius or even those of great spirituality. We simply do not have the tools to comprehend such people. Only other spiritual people understand that level of spirituality.

Only those who are pure sociopathic/psychopathic specimens can understand someone like Hitler. In the last century, there were likely only 3 such people and all shared his madness. But they did not share his ability to control the masses the way he did.

No one can even begin to study the Second World War without a book like the Psychopathic God. If you are a student of war depravity, madness or the Holocaust, this book must be on your shelves.

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