Sep 28, 2016 a new biography portrays hitler as a clownish, deceitful narcissist who took control of a powerful nation thanks to slick propaganda and a dysfunctional elite that failed to block his rise. Hitler s book mein kampf although it is thought of as having been written by hitler, mein kampf is not a book in the usual sense. You must understand that hitler the book collector and hitler the reader were two totally different people. A gutsy piece of satire, the iron dream sets itself up as a reprint of this fictional hitlers work. The works of jewish authors like albert einstein and sigmund freud went up in flames alongside blacklisted american authors. Like todays radio talkshow entertainers, hitler knew there was something about the spoken word that could galvanize millions. A case could be made that stalins death toll and indeed mao zedongs is greater than hitlers unless we add to hitlers ledger the 50. Evanss the coming of the third reich 2003 it covers the historical antecedants of the third reich and the progress of the hitler and the nazi party postworld war i to 1933. Recommended books on adolf hitler and the third reich. For albert einstein, hitlers sudden rush to prominence confirmed his. Evans is probably the closest thing to what youre looking for. Joseph goebbels, the nazi minister of propaganda, speaks at a rally. Sep 09, 2015 the evocative title of timothy snyders new bookblack earth.
Here the worldrenowned physicist albert einstein had traveled back in time. More of albert einsteins letters are up for auction, including one that mentions the hitlerinsanity that had taken over germany. Nov 16, 2003 anthony read s latest book is the devil s disciples. Night is the archetypal holocaust novel, in many ways more an experience that you have, rather than a book that you read. Andrew hamilton, what is the best hitler biography. Early book praising hitler may have been written by hitler. Anthony reads top 10 books about hitler and the third reich. In hitler, an ascent from dunderhead to demagogue the. A new 2,500page book published this week traces hitlers daytoday whereabouts and shows the dictator also had a somewhat human side.
Nazi propaganda and censorship the holocaust encyclopedia. Hitler and the holocaust is the product of a lifetimes work by one of the worlds foremost authorities on the history of antisemitism and modern jewry. Nazis in 1933, just months after adolf hitler came to power, were just the beginning. I will now move toward one of shirers more detailed books since i am still fascinated on how a population could follow a man proposing such violent and progressively. The life and death of adolf hitler hitlers second book. When the original german edition of volker ullrichs new biography, hitler. The first volume, the coming of the third reich, deals with the aftermath of wwi and how the nsdap rose from it and took power. I am used to hearing how books educate, inform and enlighten and so it was a surprise to read that adolf hitler was possessed by a voracious appetite for. Another 80 books that belonged to hitler were identified only recently in the basement vault library of brown university. Apr 27, 2016 a new 2,500page book published this week traces hitler s daytoday whereabouts and shows the dictator also had a somewhat human side. These were eventually weeded out to leave around 1,200 books less than 10% of the original collection that contained undoubted evidence of hitlers personal possession.
Rather than focus on hitlers ideology, the biographer brilliantly singles out his subjects style of attack. As hitlers fanatical theories and ideas hardened, however, he surrounded himself with rabid extremists such as goering, hess, and goebbels, and hanfstaengl became estranged from him. Jan 22, 2017 you must understand that hitler the book collector and hitler the reader were two totally different people. Russia s last great secret from the files of the kgb is only made up of the incomplete early smersh military counterespionage dept.
Some were works of jewish writers, including albert einstein and sigmund freud. Anthony reads top 10 books about hitler and the third. The list has been segregated into groups to make the list more manageable. Its author, elie wiesel, was born in what is now romania and survived several concentration camps, and in night, he puts into hauntingly beautiful words all of the terrible events, whether physical, mental, or emotional, that he had to survive. Ryback is a definitive account of the collection, but which of these. List of books and articles about adolf hitler online. Ullrich writes, led some critics to underestimate the man and his popularity, while others dismissed him as. The iron dream is almost like a book that fell through some kind of cosmic wormhole and ended up on used book shelves in our world.
The memoir of the nazi insider who turned against the. Among recent books on nazism, the one that may prove most disquieting for american readers is james q. The book thieves reveals the story of the nazi assault on books up until now, the theft and destruction of more than 100 million books and religious tracts by hitlers third reich has gone. Adolf hitler 20 april 1889 30 april 1945 was the leader of the national socialist german. The 10 most compelling hitlers in fiction litreactor. Skipis says booksellers shamelessly pandered to the regime in hopes that it.
Scientists such as albert einstein and sigmund freud were also included. Early on, revulsion at hitlers style and appearance, mr. On his time in vienna, hitler writes in mein kampf. The definitive biography book online at best prices in india on.
It also includes some important works on the development of nazi imperial ideology, totalitarianism, german society during the era, the. Hungary and hitler, by gabor baross html at corvinus library filed under. Afterschool meetings of the hitler youth and the league of german girls trained. Most of the books were by nonjewish writers, including such famous americans. Hitler, adolf, 18891945 assassination attempt, 1944 july 20. Among the germanspeaking authors whose books student leaders burned that night were vicki baum, walter. When books were burned in germany germany news and in. This is a list of books about nazi germany, the state that existed in germany during the period from 1933 to 1945, when its government was controlled by adolf hitler and his national socialist german workers party nsdap. List this article has been rated as listclass on the projects.
Plus, it s a very good book for learning about the war itself, from a rather. The author moves through hitlers life and conquests both politically and militarily that you should consider this a very worthwhile primer. To improve this article, please refer to the relevant guideline for the type of work. On hitlers mountain is a powerful, intimate, riveting, and revealing account of a seemingly halcyon life lived mere paces from a center of evil and madness. My primary interest, however, apart from biography, is the racial, political, philosophical, and social aspects of hitlers. Contemporary historians have rejected bezymenskis account of hitlers death and autopsy, as soviet propaganda. My primary interest, however, apart from biography, is the racial, political, philosophical, and social aspects of hitlers germany rather than the conduct of the war.
This list of books by or about adolf hitler is an english only nonfiction bibliography. Born in 1934, irmgard hunt grew up in the picturesque bavarian village of berchtesgaden, in the shadow of the eagles nest and near. The two men had just disposed of the bodies of hitler and eva braun. Nazi book burning in berlin 1933 pictureallianceap photo.
Founded in 1997, has become a leading book price comparison site. Modern propaganda is distinguished from other forms of communication in that it is consciously and deliberately used to influence group attitudes. Plus, its a very good book for learning about the war itself, from a rather. That includes books on hitler and books that discuss him as a leader, a nazi, and even as a murderer of jewish and other people throughout europe during the holocaust. On hitler s mountain is a powerful, intimate, riveting, and revealing account of a seemingly halcyon life lived mere paces from a center of evil and madness. Nov 06, 2001 hitler and the holocaust is the product of a lifetimes work by one of the worlds foremost authorities on the history of antisemitism and modern jewry. The unpublished sequel to mein kampf explaining hitler. Hitlers private library begins with the striking image of the 26yearold hitler, serving at the front in northern france, walking into the nearest town during a.
All the time i had left besides work i spent studying. The holocaust as history and warningis a reference to the fertile soil of ukraine, where adolf hitler hoped to establish. Hitlers war directives, 19391945 by adolf hitler 4. Now fully revised and reformatted, hitler and the rise of the nazi party is an indispensible guide to the history of the nazi party between its initial electoral breakthrough in 1930 and its victory in 1933. The evocative title of timothy snyders new bookblack earth. This awardwinning young adult novel is more than just a book for children. My new order a collection of speeches by adolph hitler volume. But with the nazis major unexpected political triumph in 1930, hitler became a national figure, and he invited hanfstaengl to be his foreign press secretary. Hitlers book mein kampf although it is thought of as having been written by hitler, mein kampf is not a book in the usual sense.
What is a good recent book about the nazis rise to power. You can tell a lot about a person from what he reads. Told from the perspective of a german girl whose foster family agrees to hide a young jewish boy and narrated by the everpresent death the book thief explores all of the same themes that you expect from a book about the holocaust morality, love, and identity. The book even goes so far as to include a fake academic paper at the end. The rise and fall of the third reich by william l shirer. Early life the son of alois hitler 18371903, an austrian customs official, adolf hitler dropped out of high school, and after his mothers death in 1907 moved to vienna. My new order a collection of speeches by adolph hitler. My new order a collection of speeches by adolph hitler volume one.
The secret dossier prepared for stalin from the interrogations of hitlers personal aides, p. In many periodicals, books, and movies, hitler and nazism fulfill the role of. Evans s the coming of the third reich 2003 it covers the historical antecedants of the third reich and the progress of the hitler and the nazi party postworld war i to 1933. Book burnings in germany, 1933 american experience official. The holocaust as history and warningis a reference to the fertile soil. Hitlers antisemitism was a mania of advanced degree but it was very far from being unusual, and although few like to admit it, his hatred of the jews was one important element in his easy rise. It is the only one to have the full statement s of each of hitler s most personal aides, linge and gunsche which other books even ones based on soviet materials do not. To participate in the project, please visit its page, where you can join the project and discuss matters related to book articles. In the college classroom, professors gave lectures amid the nagging fear they might be denounced. Some of them were driven to exile such as albert einstein, sigmund freud, magnus hirschfeld, walter mehring. This article is within the scope of wikiproject books. A new biography portrays hitler as a clownish, deceitful narcissist who took control of a powerful nation thanks to slick propaganda and.
The nazi book burnings were a campaign conducted by the german student union the dst. List of books and articles about nazi propaganda online. Further clouding things is the skull fragment which was said to have been hitlers. Among the books at brown, i found a copy of mein kampf with hitlers ex libris bookplate, an analysis of wagners parsifal published in 19,a history of the swastika from 1921,and a half. The secret dossier prepared for stalin from the interrogations of hitlers personal aides gives an exceptionally large amount of recognition to the soviet unions role in the collapse of the third reich. Enthusiastic crowds witnessed the burning of books by brecht, einstein, freud, mann and remarque.
Apr 20, 2017 supporters greeting adolf hitler as he arrived at the berghof, his retreat at berchtesgaden in the bavarian alps, circa 1935. The book thieves reveals the story of the nazi assault. Ascent 18891939, was published in 20, the current political situation in the united states was not remotely conceivable. Arguing that the nazis owed their success as much to hitlers charismatic leadership and their own effective propaganda and organisation as to the weakness of the weimar regime. Frank mcdonough is professor of international history at liverpool john moores university and the author of many critically acclaimed books on the history of the third reich, including, sophie scholl 2010, the holocaust 2008, hitler and nazi germany 1999, hitler, chamberlain and appeasement 2002 and opposition and resistance in nazi germany 2001. Hitler never actually sat down and pecked at a typewriter or wrote longhand, but instead dictated it to rudolf hess while pacing around his prison cell in 192324 and later at an inn at berchtesgaden. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation.
The books that shaped his life, ryback describes the original collection of 16,000 books, and how as the subtitle suggests, they shaped his life. How american racism influenced hitler the new yorker. Wistrich begins by reckoning with europes long history of violence against the jews, and how that tradition manifested itself in germany and austria in the early twentieth century. Indeed, to them it is so extreme that it transcends the field of behavioural science and enters the realm of theology. Supporters greeting adolf hitler as he arrived at the berghof, his retreat at berchtesgaden in the bavarian alps, circa 1935. Sep 24, 2008 these were eventually weeded out to leave around 1,200 books less than 10% of the original collection that contained undoubted evidence of hitlers personal possession. The surviving and largely ignored remnants of adolf hitlers personal library reveal a deep but erratic interest in religion and theology. Einsteins letter talking about hitlerinsanity to be auctioned live. Cultural transfer and adaptation, 19301945, edited by jarrell c. As the german army pressed eastward, the soviet army set in motion a sturdy defensive. The second volume, the third reich in power, looks into how the nazis set out to reshape germany to their image and planned for war. Synopsis on breaking open the berlin bunker on 2 may 1945, soviet troops captured two of adolf hitlers closest associates.