James Cross Giblin is the author of more than 20 critically acclaimed books for young people. His most recent book for Clarion, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books. Mr. Giblin lives in New York City.
The most complete and successful biography of the Fuhrer available
for this audience. It takes courage to write fairly about the
person who perpetuated almost certainly the most suffering and
misery in the 20th century, and Giblin accepts this mantle and
bears it nobly.
School Library Journal, Starred Opening with an overview of
dictators throught history, Giblin, always a graceful, unemotional
stylist, traces the life and actions of the leader of the thousand
year Reich in a straightforward and lucid manner. . . .In a time
when people, young and old, are unaware or have forgotten that
people like Hitler, his nation, his followers, and his high command
existed, Giblin's carefully researched account is more important
than ever. It is so readable that it should hold younger readers
and educate older ones who may need their brains refilled with this
history. An essential purchase.
Kirkus Reviews with Pointers This insightful historical overview
describes the social, political and economic conditions that proved
ripe for the dictator's ascent.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Hitler's cold eyes stare out from the
cover photograph of this excellent biography. . . .Giblin moves
beyond political events and delves into the twisted realms of
Hitler's strangely contradictory personality. Booklist, ALA,
Starred Review The author succeed[s] admirably in producing a book
that explains Hitler to young people. Compact, readable, and well
documented. Riverbank Review
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