“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” (Edmund Burke). In the book Hitler’s Last Days: The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World’s Most Notorious Dictator, by Bill O’Reilly, details the last days of, conceivably, the most reviled and evil man in history: Adolf Hitler. Most of the book is focused inside the bunker where Hitler spent his last days near the end of World War II. It gave specific details about the last desperate attempt of Hitler to turn the tide of the war and keep Germany away from the Americans and the Allied Forces and why Hitler thought the Jews were to blame for all of Germany’s problems. While the book sheds light on numerous fascinating facts, the most unforgettable things learned was that Hitler was a weakling, some men truly have evil hearts, and the fate of the world hinged solely on the battle mistakes of an obsessed dictator.
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“The defining characteristics of Aryans were blue eyes, blond hair, a tall, strong physique, and Caucasian skin pigment” (244). The irony of it all was that Hitler had dark brown hair, was of modest height, physically weak, and had no exceptional or distinguishable trait that would make him an ideal representative of the Aryan race. As indicated in the book, Hitler was “… prone to dizziness, high blood pressure, and stomach cramps,” and he needed daily injections of methamphetamine and cocaine eye drops to make him alert (8). Additionally, he was filled with rage and was prone to emotional outbursts, suffered from Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, eczema, and insomnia (249-250). It was both perplexing and unforgettable to learn that all the traits Hitler valued, he lacked. Instead of having sympathy and compassion for the people he was most like, he persecuted and killed
“The defining characteristics of Aryans were blue eyes, blond hair, a tall, strong physique, and Caucasian skin pigment” (244). The irony of it all was that Hitler had dark brown hair, was of modest height, physically weak, and had no exceptional or distinguishable trait that would make him an ideal representative of the Aryan race. As indicated in the book, Hitler was “… prone to dizziness, high blood pressure, and stomach cramps,” and he needed daily injections of methamphetamine and cocaine eye drops to make him alert (8). Additionally, he was filled with rage and was prone to emotional outbursts, suffered from Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, eczema, and insomnia (249-250). It was both perplexing and unforgettable to learn that all the traits Hitler valued, he lacked. Instead of having sympathy and compassion for the people he was most like, he persecuted and killed