The Last Days of Hitler: The Legends, the Evidence, the Truth - Hardcover

Joachimsthaler, Anton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 186019902X ISBN 13: 9781860199028

Publisher: Caxton Editions, 2000

Synopsis

Despite thousands of pages of evidence made public after inquiries into Hitler's death at a German federal court that lasted from 1952 to 1956, mysteries surrounding the Fuehrer's final hours continue to intrigue and puzzle many. Time is running out for one last attempt to assess the eyewitness evidence, but this expert has interviewed most of the still-living witnesses who testified at the inquiry and has examined records from Russia that were unavailable in the 1950s. The result is a careful re-examination of the state of the bunker, the corpses found at the site, the evidence of gunshots and of suicide, the attempts to make identification difficult, and the all-important dental records.

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Synopsis

The final weeks of his life saw Hitler in a deteriorating mental state, physical ill health and a liability to fits of gross irrationality, and these conditions served to shroud his demise on controversy and myth. The author has delved into unprecedented depths of research and investigation to achieve a defining story of the events of April 1945. He is able to discount many false theories, strengthen certain assumptions and establish an account that can dispel the doubts. He assesses the the views of witnesses but makes no use of hearsay evidence. He takes into consideration the different concerns that may have influenced the reports of German, Allied and Russian personnel who were close to the bunker before or just after Hitler's death and notes the secrecy and deviousness which has protected evidence for over half a century.

Edition details

• Publisher: Caxton Editions
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 186019902X
• ISBN 13: 9781860199028
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320