John Blair's Reviews > Hitler: A Study in Tyranny

While watching and listening to The Great Courses "A History of Hitler's Empire, 2nd Edition" by Professor Thomas Childers, I decided to read some of the books listed in his Bibliography. Here's what he wrote about "Hitler: A Study in Tyranny": "Although dated in some ways, Bullock's well-written and pioneering biography of Hitler remains one of the best one-volume attempts to capture Hitler and his times." The cover of the book shows a squib by W. L. Shirer: "Will long remain, I believe, the definitive and standard work on the subject."

Fools like I can only echo such praise -- extremely well organized, tight writing, no "what ifs", no theorizing -- only well documented facts. The bulk of the book deals with how Hitler rose to power, which, of course, is a vital question for any democracy.