A revealing account of Hitler's thoughts and actions throughout World War II from one of his closest aides. Major Gerhard Engel was Hitler's army adjutant from 1938 to 1943. During his years with Hitler, Engel kept a diary. After the war, he added material to shed further light on certain events, military and political decisions, and Hitler's attitude to particular problems. His diary covers the decision-making process behind crucial military actions, including the annexation of Austria, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, ...
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A revealing account of Hitler's thoughts and actions throughout World War II from one of his closest aides. Major Gerhard Engel was Hitler's army adjutant from 1938 to 1943. During his years with Hitler, Engel kept a diary. After the war, he added material to shed further light on certain events, military and political decisions, and Hitler's attitude to particular problems. His diary covers the decision-making process behind crucial military actions, including the annexation of Austria, the invasion of Czechoslovakia, and the war against Russia. He also addresses intrigue within Hitler's inner circle and his casual conversations with other key Nazi figures. At the Heart of the Reich sheds important light on the Fuhrer's core beliefs. It includes the statement made by Hitler in 1941, "I am now as before a Catholic." It also details his views on German Jews and dwells on the extent to which they served in the Wehrmacht. Engel also addresses the deportation of Jews from Salonika and Hitler's order to Himmler to select a destination, the details of which Hitler was apparently unconcerned with. The final part of the diary is mostly devoted to the war against Russia. Engel's reports confirm that the master plan was to take Leningrad and Rostov, then close pincers behind Moscow. The plan was frustrated by senior army commanders'' lack of enthusiasm and Hitler's failure to exert firm leadership. Engel depicts Hitler as a vacillating, contrary man. It is not unlikely that this encouraged his generals to impose themselves and argue their plan to rush Moscow, which ultimately contributed to the defeat of the Third Reich. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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Good. UNUSED-dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book content is in like new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p.
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Good. Dust jacket has light scratches/marks and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book content is in like new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p.
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Very Good. New/unused condition with small scuffs and a couple of small tears to the dust jacket. The content is in new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 208 p.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 208 pages, Notes and Introduction by Hildegard von Kotze, Preface by Charels Messenger and Translated by Geoffrey Brooks. "Published for the first time in English, this is the first-hand account by the army aide at Hitler's side. Gerhard Engel was Hitler's Army Adjutant from March 1938 to Marh 1943. During this time he kept a diary, and after the war he addded material to shed further light on key events and decisions." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.
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Translated by Geoffrey Brooks. Notes and Intro. by Hildegard von Kotze. 8vo. Black boards stamped in silver on spine. 208 pages. 2 appendices. 3 Bibliographies. Dust jacket in clear protective sleeve. Like new/ Like new.
