The impression of Adolf Hitler: The Definitive Biography I choose to read this book,not because of how much I have admired Hitler, but completely out of curiosity.I am curious how he became a German head of state from a beggar, also curious why he would massacre the Jews and what kind of environment caused of his strange personality, which leads to the World WarⅡ.
The book begins with Hitler’s childhood. When he was young, he was a good boy who studied well and had a dream to become an artist, but his father ignored his dream and treated him strictly even hit him. So he hated his father deeply. On the other hand, he is deeply accepted Germanic nationalism, which transformed into his belief later. Then, he took a bad knock when his mother who loved him so much died. From then on, he changed a lot. Later, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts entrance exam but failed all the time. At that time, he even became a beggar and suffered a lot of humiliation and pain. Since then, he began to hate the Jews and concern about politics. He always believed that he could become a great man in the future. It is in those days that he developed the sophistry ability.
When the World WarⅠbroke out, he joined the army. Although he was thin and weak, he was not afraid of death and had a passionate heart. So he gained a number of awards. Then, he became the head of state and recovered the German economic successfully. Actually, he had done a lot of great things but his evil behavior had overshadowed his work.
This book based on a large number of true files, letters, interviews and comprehensively and objectively describes Hitler’s military career and personal life. After I read the book, I saw a real Hitler and also believed that human nature is good, just as Kuby Schick said,”He is a visionary with a conscience, but he seems not satisfied with the present.
Since the end of World WarⅡ, a lot of people hated Hitler for he killed their close relatives and friends. At the same time, people evaluated him as ＂
madman＂,＂Battle Frenzy＂and ＂devil＂. Actually, all his crimes are indisputable, however, everyone has two sides. Maybe the evaluations of Hitler are also not objective, just as the author, John Toland said,＂In the opinion of some followers of Hitler, he is a hero, a failed Messiah; in the eyes of other people, he is still a madman, a politically and militarily fool and a cureless murderer. Some of his achievements obtained by means of crime.”
A famous contemporary German writer Thomas had said,”Hitler's appearance is not accidental and he is a really normal German phenomenon.I against many Germans look the appearance of Nazi as a historical accident. In fact, the real devil is in the heart of every German! Not Hitler chooses Germany but Germany chooses Hitler. Hitler’s appearance was not an accident, but an extreme emotional outbreak of depressed Germany whose national interests was damaged. Not only Hitler was crazy, but also tens of millions of German.”Before the World WarⅡ, Lindberg had said in the newspaper,” Hitler is not an insane maniac as the newspaper report. On the contrary, in my mind, he is a cold, sharp, shrewd and decisive leader.”
All in all, the reason why Hitler would become a devil was that his heaven was deprived, so he chose to hell. So we should treat Hitler objectively, instead of criticizing all the time.。