The Last Days Of Hitler

Hugh Trevor-Roper

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In September 1945, the fate of Adolf Hitler was a complete mystery.  Hugh Trevor-Roper, an intelligence officer, was given the task of separating fact from the abundance of fiction.  This brilliant piece of detective work not only showed that Hitler had shot himself in his Bunker, but also produced a fascinating history book.  As an account of the fall of the Third Reich, it has not really been bettered.

For the book's fiftieth anniversary, the author has written a new preface, in which he discusses some of the contoversies surrounding Hitler's fate which have arisen over the years.  It is a tribute to his initial research that hardly any changes to the original text were necessary. - review by Dan Fenton