The Last Days of Hitler

by Trevor-Roper, H. R.

• ISBN13: 9780226812243
• ISBN10: 0226812243
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1992-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

Summary

Late in 1945, Trevor-Roper was appointed by British Intelligence in Germany to investigate conflicting evidence surrounding Hitler's final days and to produce a definitive report on his death. The author, who had access to American counterintelligence files and to German prisoners, focuses on the last ten days of Hitler's life, April 20-29, 1945, in the underground bunker in Berlin-a bizarre and gripping episode punctuated by power play and competition among Hitler's potential successors. "From exhaustive research [Trevor-Roper] has put together a carefully documented, irrefutable, and unforgettable reconstruction of the last days in April, 1945."-New Republic "A book sound in its scholarship, brilliant in its presentation, a delight for historians and laymen alike."-A. J. P. Taylor, New Statesman

Author Biography

Hugh Trevor-Roper is the author of Catholics, Anglicans, and Puritans and Renaissance Essays, both published by the University of Chicago Press.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Sixth Edition

Introduction to Third Edition

Preface to Fifth Edition

Hitler and his court

Hitler in defeat

The court in defeat

Crisis and decision

The siege of the Bunker

Et tu Brute

The death of Hitler

Epilogue

Note on sources

Appendices

Index

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