Hitler's Last Days: The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator

by Bill O'Reilly

Overview

By early 1945, the destruction of the German Nazi State seems certain. The Allied forces, led by American generals George S. Patton and Dwight D. Eisenhower, are gaining control of Europe, leaving German leaders scrambling. Facing defeat, Adolf Hitler flees to a secret bunker with his new wife, Eva Braun, and his beloved dog, Blondi. It is there that all three would meet their end, thus ending the Third Reich, World War II, and one of the darkest chapters of history.

Hitler's Last Days by Bill O'Reilly is a gripping account of the death of one of the most reviled villains of the 20th century—a man whose regime of murder and terror haunts the world even today. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing Patton, this book will have young readers—and grown-ups, too—hooked.

This thoroughly-researched and thrilling historical account is standout middle-grade nonfiction that can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781250088598
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	06/20/2017
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	129,601
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile:	1160L (what's this?)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Bill O'Reilly's success in broadcasting and publishing is unmatched. The iconic anchor of The O'Reilly Factor led the program to the status of the highest rated cable news broadcast in the nation for sixteen consecutive years. His website BillOReilly.com is followed by millions all over the world.

In addition, he has authored an astonishing 12 number one ranked non-fiction books including the historical "Killing" series. Mr. O'Reilly currently has 17 million books in print.

Bill O'Reilly has been a broadcaster for 42 years. He has been awarded three Emmy's and a number of other journalism accolades. He was a national correspondent for CBS News and ABC News as well as a reporter-anchor for WCBS-TV in New York City among other high profile jobs.

Mr. O'Reilly received two other Emmy nominations for the movies "Killing Kennedy" and "Killing Jesus."

He holds a history degree from Marist College, a masters degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University, and another masters degree from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Bill O'Reilly lives on Long Island where he was raised. His philanthropic enterprises have raised tens of millions for people in need and wounded American veterans.

Editorial Reviews

A skillfully organized overview of the fall of the Third Reich, O’Reilly’s summary coordinates text with graphic photos for maximum impact. . . . [O'Reilly] manages the terror factor with sensitivity to the emotions of young readers. Concentration camp coverage is factual without being grisly. The inclusion of Hitler’s will, a chronology, and primary and secondary indexing encourages readers to value historical research. This book is highly recommended.” —VOYA

"Historical photographs pack the pages . . . the writing is clear and lively, and the narrative is gripping enough that reluctant readers might be willing to give this a try." —Booklist

“All the suspense and drama of a popular thriller.” —Husna Haq, The Christian Science Monitor on Killing Kennedy

“Immersively written... Mr. O'Reilly and Mr. Dugard succeed in investing a familiar national tragedy with fresh anguish... A powerful historical précis.” —Janet Maslin, The New York Times on Killing Kennedy

“If Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865... it might well read like Killing Lincoln.” —Peter J. Boyer, Newsweek on Killing Lincoln

From the Publisher

This account of the final days of WWII and the end of Hitler’s life is skillfully narrated by Robert Petkoff. His precise diction, appropriate pacing, and dramatic flair significantly raise the level of what is essentially a flawed and sensationalized historical sketch. Also, the work is too reminiscent of O’Reilly’s recent string of works. KILLING PATTON, for example, tells a very similar story. All this takes little away from Petkoff’s bravura performance, the fine sound quality, and the exceptional direction and editing. Indeed, this is an impressive audiobook. W.A.G. © AudioFile 2015, Portland, Maine

NOVEMBER 2015 - AudioFile

2015-06-19
O'Reilly reconstitutes his Killing Patton (2014) for younger audiences with a grabbier title, lightly massaged extracts from the original, and additional period photographs.It's a patch job from start to finish. The book opens with a Patton-centric account of the Battle of the Bulge that takes up nearly a third of the volume and closes with 13 arbitrarily ordered minidisquisitions on topics ranging from Hitler's mustache and his diet to Nazi art looting and the Nuremburg trials; in between, spare glimpses of life in Hitler's Berlin bunker alternate with accounts of the Allied drive into Germany in 1945. The narrative is composed of rearranged excerpts, subjected to editing that in some cases makes the writing even more overwrought than the original: "The woods are dark and gloomy. A dense fog makes the Germans even less visible," becomes "The woods are dark and gloomy inside, as if covered in a shroud of pines. A dense fog makes the Germans even more invisible." Illustrating the text are black-and-white war photos, many generic, some badly placed or bearing uninformative captions ("German tanks"), all too many blurred and murky. Readers looking for a clear picture of "modern history's best-known evil ruler and murderer" or the course of World War II in general would be far better off skipping this knockoff for some of the well-chosen titles recommended at the end. (maps, index) (Nonfiction. 11-14)

Kirkus Reviews