Title: A good narrative of Hitler's life
Product review: John Toland's work is ignored by the academics, but he is a great writer and can weave a narrative over 1000 pages. For anyone interested in Hitler there is no better starting point. However, it is only a starting point, Toland has no real ability at telling you why things happened. He cannot get beneath the surface, but that is a small fault. The book needs better footnoting and some of the references are weak, based on interviews that cannot be followed, but overall it is a well-written and compelling account of Hitler. It is certainly the most accessible biography of Hitler available.
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