Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow

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In her first full-length nonfiction title since winning the Robert F. Sibert Award, Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores the riveting and often chilling story of Germany's powerful Hitler Youth groups. "I begin with the young. We older ones are used up . . . But my magnificent youngsters! Look at these men and boys! What material! With them, I can create a new world." --Adolf Hitler, Nuremberg 1933 By the time Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933, 3.5 million children belonged to the Hitler Youth. It would become the largest youth group in history. Susan Campbell Bartoletti explores how Hitler gained the loyalty, trust, and passion of so many of Germany's young people. Her research includes telling interviews with surviving Hitler Youth members.

Book Details

ISBN13 9780439353793
ISBN10 0439353793
Series/Work OL23577W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher Scholastic Nonfiction
Language EN-US
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

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