Book Review. In John Toland's book, we are introduced to other Hitlers: the indulgent lover; the considerate employer; the kleinburgerliche moralist endlessly pontificationg on all matters of personal taste and behavioral propriety. The book is more the chronicle of a regime than the biography of a man. Overall, Gordon Zahn believes it is a fine, thorough and courageous book that deserves to be taken into account in any attempt to understand Hitler and the history he made.