Hitler & Stalin vs Julius Caesar: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Hitler & Stalin Hitler & Stalin Alan Bullock · 1940 ★★★★☆ 3.8 1081 pages · ≈ 20 h 01 m · Challenging
“WHO, THEN, were these two men who were to leave such an indelible imprint on European history in the twentieth century?”
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Forty years after his Hitler: A Study in Tyranny set a standard for scholarship of the Nazi era, Lord Alan Bullock gives readers a breathtakingly accomplished dual biography that places Adolf Hitler's origins,…

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Cover of Julius Caesar Julius Caesar Jacob Abbott · 1849 ★★★★☆ 4.1 103 pages · ≈ 1 h 54 m · Challenging
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Jacob Abbott was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. Check out the following list of books to take and…

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The verdict

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Scores by source

Hitler & StalinJulius Caesar
Apple Books — 4.5 (17)
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Reception

Hitler & StalinJulius Caesar
Ratings 1 17
Editions 27 82
Film adaptations — 1
Wikipedia attention — 198600
Pages 1081 103
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Hitler & Stalin or Julius Caesar?

Julius Caesar has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Julius Caesar 4.1/5, Hitler & Stalin 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Hitler & Stalin or Julius Caesar?

Julius Caesar is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Julius Caesar (103 pages, ≈ 1 h 54 m); Hitler & Stalin (1081 pages, ≈ 20 h 01 m).

Which is harder to read: Hitler & Stalin or Julius Caesar?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Hitler & Stalin: Challenging; Julius Caesar: Challenging.

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