The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler is a 1977 book by the historian Robert G. L. Waite. It was republished in 1993 by Da Capo Press of New York.

Origin of the Title

The title is taken from a passage in W. H. Auden's poem, "September 1, 1939":

The Psychopathic God

Accurate scholarship can

Unearth the whole offence

From Luther until now

That has driven a culture mad, Find what occurred at Linz, What huge imago made A psychopathic God: I and the public know What all schoolchildren learn, Those to whom evil is done Do evil in return.

The Psychopathic God

The title of Auden's poem refers to the date that Hitler's tanks rolled into Poland. This date is generally acknowledged as the beginning of World War II.

The Psychopathic God

Citation

Waite, Robert G. L. (1977). The Psychopathic God: Adolf Hitler. New York: Basic Books.

See also

Psychobiography

List of Adolf Hitler books

1977 non-fiction books

Books about Adolf Hitler

Basic Books books

Da Capo Press books

English-language books