Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Bartoletti, S. (2005).  Hitler Youth. New York: Scholastic. In this nonfiction book author, Susan Bartoletti writes about the young people in the Hitler Youth Organization. She provides detailed personal accounts from those that were a part of this movement of indoctrination of the young in Germany. Bartoletti includes the pictures of 12 individuals who were Hitler Youth and gives a synopsis of where they lived and their roles. The unbelievable unimaginable movement had organization which focused on the young people of Germany. It gives those who examine history a warning of how easily the masses can be lead to something incomprehensible. One can argue without the strength of the Hitler youth that history might have played out differently. Some joined on their own with and without parents’ permission and some once they were in the organization rebelled against Hitler regime. Hitler Youth includes chapters on Hitler's rise to power, Organizing the Hitler Youth, A Nazi education, Nazi persecution of the Jews, Preparing for war, The German war machine, The Holocaust begins, Hitler Youth and resistance, Hitler's boy soldiers along with a conclusion chapter. Bartoletti has an Epilogue, Timeline of the Hitler Youth, Author's note, explanation of the photographs, quote sources and bibliography as well as acknowledgements and a detailed index. One cannot be a student of this era should Hitler Youth in their studies.  It is an excellent resource in understanding the climate of prewar times in Germany. The historical photographs and meticulous text tells the story of the Hitler youth with great attention to research. Scholastic has a link with how to connect with Bartoletti for an educational visit or virtual at http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/visitkit/susan-campbell-bartoletti-author-visit-kit.

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