The Nazis

by William W. Lace

A history of the Nazi movement in Germany beginning in 1919 with the German Workers' Party and including discussion of Adolf Hitler, anti-Semitism, and World War II.

111 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

William W. Lace is a native of Fort Worth, Texas, where he is a vice chancellor at Tarrant County College. He holds a bachelor's degree from Texas Christian University, a master's degree from East Texas State University, and a doctorate from the University of North Texas.

Prior to joining Tarrant County College, he was director of the News Service at the University of Texas at Arlington and a sportswriter and columnist for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has written more than 50 non-fiction books for young readers on subjects ranging from the atomic bomb to the Dallas Cowboys. He and his wife, Laura, a retired school librarian, live in Arlington, Texas, and have two children and four grandchildren.

His career as an author began in 1991 when, at the urging of his wife, he wrote a biography of baseball pitcher Nolan Ryan. Ryan was then a member of the Texas Rangers Baseball Team, but no biography of him for young readers had been done since 1973. His interest in English history stems from his discovery of an old book once belonging to his father on King Arthur and the viewing on live television of the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953.

Reviews

[joseph skridulis]

The book was basically about how hitlers childhood went and that he wasnt a very good person. Then it talked about the economy of germany after world war 1. Then it talked about how he formed the nazi party and how he built his way up to being the leader of the party and how he had struggles to go along with it. Then it talks about how the nazis would treat the jews badly and how the holocaust started. Then it cuts to war and talks about the fall of the nazis.

[Traci Curtis]

Wonderfully full of amazing facts and details about one of the most horrific events in our history.