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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