Last Days of Hitler

by Hugh R. Trevor-Roper

Overview

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

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780330490603
Publisher:	Pan Macmillan
Publication date:	07/01/2002
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 7.88(h) x 0.82(d)

About the Author

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
1. Hitler and his court
2. Hitler in defeat
3. The court in defeat
4. Crisis and decision
5. The siege of the Bunker
6. Et tu Brute
7. The death of Hitler
Epilogue
Note on sources
Appendices
Index

Editorial Reviews

A masterpiece.

Times

Brilliantly written and researched, it remains the most vivid account of the final Wagnerian chapter of Hitlers tyranny.

Max Hastings

**** Reprint of the 6th (Macmillan, London) edition of T-R's classic which is distinguished by inclusion in BCL3. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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