World War II was an extremely violent war that transformed all the countries of the world. There are many explanations for why it was so widespread and so devastating, but the major reason was undeniably the rise to power of Adolf Hitler in Germany. Readers learn about the economic and political crises in Europe in the 1920s and early 1930s that led up to the conflict, the rise of the Nazi party, and Hitler's becoming chancellor in 1933. The volume...