This book gives a compelling account of Hitler's life, from his youth in Vienna to his suicide in Berlin. It explains how he became leader of the Nazi party and Chancellor of Germany - bringing the world to one of the most destructive wars ever fought. Fascinating quotations and archive photographs bring his personality to life, while authoritative texts analyzes his place in history.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called 20Th Century Leaders .

There are 64 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2002 by Hachette Children's Group .

Paul Dowswell trained as a historian and teacher. He is now a freelance writer and editor.