er's unlikely rise to power and his uncanny ability to manipulate his
fellow man resulted in the deaths of millions of Europeans and a
horrific world war, yet despite his colossal role in world history, he
remains mythologized and, as a result, misunderstood. In Hitler, A.N.
Wilson limns this mysterious figure with great verve and acuity, showing
that it was Hitler's frightening normalcy -- not some otherworldly
evilness -- that makes him so truly terrifying.