Lucky Hitler's Big Mistakes

"The book raises a number of interesting points and its assertions are well made. It pokes holes in the mythology surrounding Hitler, showing him to be a twisted and hateful yet ultimately very human and flawed person." ~Warfare History Network

"...a valued and valuable inclusion for both community and academic library World War II History/Biography collections and a critically important addition to supplemental curriculum Adolph Hitler studies lists." ~Midwest Book Review

"In my humble opinion, it’s a superb work, and I am really happy to have read it." ~Arcangelo Germanò, Historical Analyst

"An excellent book - highly recommended." ~Anthony Tucker-Jones, Former intelligence analyst, military historian and freelance writer

"The author considers how Hitler narrowly avoided a series of sex scandals and an even longer series of assassination attempts, and consolidated his power by surrounding himself with a group of ‘yes men’." ~WWII Today

"[A] well researched analysis of Hitler's military judgment, strengths and weaknesses." ~The Telegraph

"Teacher Paul Ballard-Whyte has written an unusual expose of Adolf Hitler’s life, looking at the role played by luck – or lack of it." ~The Oxford Times

"Every one of the 280-odd pages in the book is full of information, both new and revisited known facts, backed up by data, strengthened by historic quotes, and lightened up by an abundance of relevant illustrations and photos. The author even went to the extent of providing a brief profile to each of the characters that he mentions in various chapters of his book which he completes with a very thorough bibliography." ~Ilham Aliyev, Foreign Language Translator

"The author paints a portrait of Adolf Hitler as having made the same fatal errors of judgment as Napoleon in their quest for world domination. An absolutely fascinating account of how everything finally went wrong for the Fuhrer. Brilliant." ~Books Monthly

"There is much to grab the reader by the collar and hold their attention. The plotline is gripping and the explanation of political and military tactics — which could so easily have been dull or led to information overwhelm -- was excellent. I can’t imagine any reader becoming bored by this narrative or leaving the book unfinished." ~Stephanie J. Hale, author & former BBC/IRN newsreader

"With this book, Paul Ballard-Whyte has proved his ability to walk the fine line between classroom practitioner and distinguished author, putting his very original slant on how it was that Adolf Hitler came so close to, and yet so far from, conquering Europe." ~Philip Fawkes, author, retired Headmaster and Teacher of British History.

"If you ever wondered why Hitler got so far and then utterly failed, just read this book. It’s totally captivating and full of learning. Hitler the evil genius – but not militarily." ~Marcus Ferrar, author of "A Foot in Both Camps: a German Past for Better and for Worse and The Fight For Freedom"

"'Congratulations to Paul Ballard-Whyte on this well-researched, well-written and thought-provoking book, which could not have been published at a more apposite time." ~Andrew Roberts, author of "Churchill: Walking with Destiny"