1933-1945

A biography examining both the private and public life of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the head of the Nazi Party and, eventually, the German nation.

Discusses the adminstration, legislation, and personalities of Roosevelt's New Deal, a sweeping program which attempted to bring the United States out of a severe economic depression.

Describes the origin and growth of the Nazi youth organization known as Hitler Jugend, its rigorous testing and training of German boys and girls, and its use in World War II.

A history of the United States in 1942, in the first battles of World War II, when it was unprepared for war and suffered many defeats but also won a few victories.

Photographs and text describe German nazism of the 1930's and 40's and highlight the Nazi movement world-wide today.

Uses brief personal vignettes to pinpoint dramatic and significant events, concerning both political figures and ordinary people, during the first year of America's involvement in World War II.

An account of the Nazi destruction of six million Jews during World War two, with personal experiences of life in the ghettos and concentration camps recorded in letters, diaries, memoirs, poems, and songs.

In their small New York town, two teenaged girls become friends while helping each other make sense of their families, neighbors, and selves as they approach adulthood in the years preceding World War II.

In 1933, best friends Daniel and Armin admire Hitler, but as anti-Semitism buoys Hitler to power, Daniel learns he is half Jewish, threatening the friendship even as life in their beloved Hamburg, Germany, is becoming nightmarish. Also details Daniel and Armin's reunion in 1945 in interspersed chapters.

Chronicles the life of Adolf Hitler and describes the consequences his quest for German dominance and his hatred of the Jews brought upon the entire world.