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Plot Summary of Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis
"Hitlers biography from 1936 when he propelled Germany on a course to its destruction."
Tom Munro, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis
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Plot
job/profession: - politician
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside) - German
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender Yes
War/Cloak & Dagger story? - Led as politician
Politician story? - rightist dictator
War/Spying Yes
Which war? - World War II

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - dictator
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - deluded
Biography of famous person? Yes
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - German
How sensitive is this person? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other people
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany
Century: - 1930's-1950's

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Book makes you feel? - depressed
Is book humorous? Yes
If humorous, kind of humor - Dry-cynical
Commentary on society? Yes
Commentary on - war - justice system - wicked men
Writer's slant towards subject: - very unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part? - story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations? - More 6-10 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story? - 0-25% of book
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