World War I had come to a close, and Germany was in ruins. Not just physical ruins, but also in mental ruins. Germany's government and economy had been destroyed.
             Confusion had engulfed Germany's people, and every citizen was desperately looking for something to grab on to, something to belong to, something or someone to soothe the agony of defeat. World War I produced such a man, a man that is probably the most infamous person to ever walk the face of this earth. His name...Adolf Hitler...a name that even fifty years after his death strikes fear into the hearts of people world-wide.
             As you can tell the book I read was about the "empire" Adolf Hitler created literally out of ruins. The book The Third Reich talks about Hitler's rise to power, the flexing or his power, and his bitter defeat. The book contains 114 pages and is written by Michael Berwick which on one occasion found himself face-to-face with the Fuhrer.
             The year is 1918 and Germany surrendered to the Allies putting an end to World War I. Even though the war was over Germany's victors wanted to further crush them. The Allies completely disgraced Germany with the Versailles treaty, which wouldn't even allow them to have an air force. This treaty utterly humiliated the once proud people of Germany, and sent them looking for a person that could restore Germany to its past glory. Low and behold a honored veteran that held the rank of lieutenant would come to their rescue. October 16, 1919; Adolf Hitler would give his first electrifying speech in a Munich beer hall. From this moment on Hitler started growing a following. Even though not everyone agreed with Hitler on all of his points his extreme patriotism won over the nation. (also any German listened to him because of his promises of becoming a great nation again). By 1933 Hitler had worked his way up in power to becoming the leader of Germany (Furher). How did he manage to do this? Well because of ...