Hitler's Charisma
Leading Millions into the Abyss

I came to this book to try to understand what it is about human nature that allowed ostensibly one individual to affect the lives of millions of people, mostly in a negative way. Laurence Rees cannot put what happened succinctly in a few words, because it turns out that there were many factors at wor......more

Laurence Rees deliver yet another fascinating book on World War II. He looks at Adolf Hitler and how he cast his spell over Germany. He delves into his own personal collection of unpublished interviews to ask the question what it was that made people follow him. The author takes great care to try an......more

Pure evil but able to communicate to followers on a deep, emotional level Adolf Hitler was an unlikely leader. But he still formed a connection with millions of German people. And he generated a level of charismatic attraction that was almost without parallel. It is a stark warning for us today. At th......more

After you read this book, you sadly realize that Hitler's charisma was really his deep hatred of the Jews. He was not an extraordinary in any ways except how good he could articulate his hatred in speeches. While others at that time may have been more reserved or subtle about their hatred, Hitler wa......more

If you've ever seen footage of a Hitler speech and wondered why so many people followed him, this book sets out to provide an answer. The author's main point seems to be that charisma is in the eye of the beholder; for various reasons, a lot of people in Germany at the time were looking for someone......more