Hitler

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From a penniless tramp he rose to wield more power than any other man in history. He reshaped the mind of a country, built an unstoppable army from the remnants of a crushed nation—and committed murder on an unimaginable scale. He was Adolf Hitler, and his life and deeds will—and must—always be remembered. Recommended for grades 10–12. Adolf Hitler—der Fuehrer—rose from a childhood of obscurity to wield more power than probably any person in history. His control over his subjects was so complete that he literally shaped every aspect of their lives. Marrin carefully traces the forces that framed Hitler’s fanaticism; readers will learn of his hardhearted and abusive father and his doting and indulgent mother who continually schooled Adolf in his superiority over other children. When he was twice rejected at a prestigious art school in Vienna, Hitler’s delusional thoughts of himself sought a scapegoat for his seething anger. This was the genesis of Hitler’s raging anti-Semitism that would play out in the deaths of more than six million. Hitler’s path to power included a heroic career as an infantryman in World War I where he earned six medals for bravery, including the Iron Cross…