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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
- Sales Rank: #220597 in Books
- Brand: Brand: University of Chicago Press
- Published on: 1992-10-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .65" w x 5.50" l, .75 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
- Used Book in Good Condition
Review
''A book sound in its scholarship, brilliant in its presentation, a delight for historians and laymen alike.'' --New Statesman
''A carefully documented, irrefutable, and unforgettable reconstruction of the last days in April, 1945.'' --New Republic
''Brilliantly written and researched, it remains the most vivid account of the final Wagnerian chapter of Hitler's tyranny.'' --Max Hastings, author of Overlord: D-Day and the Battle for Normandy
''A masterpiece.'' --Times (London)
From the Publisher
In September 1945, the fate of Adolf Hitler was a complete mystery. Missing for four months, he had simply disappeared. Hugh Trevor–Roper, a British intelligence officer, was given the task of solving the mystery. His brilliant piece of detective work proved finally that Hitler had killed himself in Berlin. It also produced one of the most fascinating history books ever written. Originally published in 1947 and now revised, The Last Days of Hitler tells the extraordinary story of those final days of the Thousand Year Reich—a dramatic, carefully planned finale to a terrible chapter of history.
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.
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61 of 66 people found the following review helpful.
Interesting Albeit Dated Overview Of Hitler's Last Days
By Barron Laycock
The chief impediment to this literate and interesting overview of the last few weeks of life in the bunker with the surrounded, embattled, and doomed denizens of the Third Reich is the fact that it was written so soon after the end of the war itself, and therefore had no access to the vast array of material that has since come to light regarding Hitler's last days. Thus, unlike either John Toland's "The Last Hundred Days" or Cornelius Ryan's "The Last Battle", it does not take advantage of the incredible store of archives that became available in the decades that have followed its publication in the late 1940s.
Moreover, it cannot use the kinds of secret data now coming to light within the former Soviet Union which contemporary authors like Ian Kershaw use so effectively in retelling the story in books like "Hitler: Nemesis". Still, this is a wonderful book, one that is both immensely readable and marvelously entertaining. At times it is almost comical, with the nazi High Command being so estranged and cut off from the outside world that their conversations seem bizarre and surreal. Even at the end Hitler hoped for rescue from armies long since defeated and destroyed by the marauding Russians, who were angrily raping, pillaging, and murdering their way across the cityscapes above.
In the end we see just how perverted, committed, and maniacal the embattled Nazis are, with few of them even opting for survival in a post-Nazi world. Not only Hitler but also several of his closest associates chose suicide over capture or escape. Only Bormann and some of his underlings seem to have a realistic notion of what surrounds them, and only they seem willing to risk capture and death to escape to safety in the chaos that was raging all around the bunker in the streets and buildings of besieged Berlin.
This is a terrific book, one that in spite of its shortcomings should be read by all serious students of the Second World War. Given the fact that it was written so soon after the end of the war itself, the author was able to interview many of the surviving principles before they disappeared into the dustbin of obscurity, and to take advantage of the times in effectively using contemporary memories and archives before they were forgotten or misplaced. In reading it one becomes much more aware of the ways in which time is of the essence in historical study, both in terms of how the author was both given an advantage based on his rapid response to the event in question, but also in terms of how he was hampered by not having access to materials and archives that have since come to light. I strongly recommend this book. Enjoy.
12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
A Classic - in both the good and bad sense.
By A Customer
This book is a classic in two senses. On the good side, it is well-written, compelling, interesting, and emotionally gripping. It tells - with much detail and drama - one of the most dramatic events of WWII, the life of Hitler and his followers in the doomed bunker in Berlin. This is why it is still read today.
On the bad side, it had been written very shortly after the war, so it is naturally dated and inaccurate in certain issues - although not on any very important issues, and not due to the author's fault or lack of research. Rather, it is due to the fact that new material had come to light since then, especially since the opening of the Soviet archives after the collapse of the soviet union.
It is, in a sentence, a good starting point for anybody interested in the subject of Hitler's last days. Trevor-Roper's description of the main events have by and large stood the test of time and further research. Once you read this highly readable and important book, you can move on to books that include more recent rsearch, e.g. Toland's THE LAST 100 DAYS or Joachim Fest's HITLER - NEMESIS.
35 of 44 people found the following review helpful.
The first bunker history, but long ago surpassed
By J. Michael
By the nature of their profession, the controversies in which historians usually become embroiled are musty, dusty and arcane. Hugh Trevor-Roper, on the other hand, found himself placed in the middle of a very contemporary and potentially dangerous superpower dispute when, in response to Soviet accusations and disinformation, he was ordered by the British government to verify the death of Adolf Hitler and establish the facts surrounding his final days. In spite of Soviet stonewalling and obstruction, Mr. Trevor-Roper (later Lord Dacre) established beyond a shadow of a doubt that Hitler died by his own hand on April 30, 1945 in his Berlin bunker. "The Last Days of Hitler" is a very well-written history, which nevertheless suffers from several serious shortcomings.
In the first place, and this is no judgement on the author, in 1945 he did not have access to several important witnesses who would not return from Soviet captivity for more than 10 years, such as Guensche, Linge, Bauer, Mohnke and Rattenhuber. Thus, there are more than a few errors, or at least discrepancies with later published works, such as the method of Hitler's suicide, the men present at Hitler's immolation, and Hitler's supposed reliance on astrology. Trevor-Roper believed that Bormann was still alive, was unsure whether Generals Krebs and Burgdorf had survived the bunker and made entirely too much of Speer's assassination daydreams. These omissions and interpretations are understandable though. What is inexcusable is the ad hominem vituperation the author unleashes upon pretty much every single German in this book.
I realize that it is de rigeur for English-speaking historians of the Third Reich to pepper their manuscripts with insults towards Nazism's leading personages, but Mr. Trevor-Roper's rabid invective goes so far overboard that the tone of this book more resembles a propaganda pamphlet than a work of history. Sparing only the sacrosanct fraud Speer, the author not only heaps abuse on the dead Nazi bigwigs but on apolitical army officers and the low-level sources who made his book possible. And apart from the expected insulting words, like "detestable" and "monkeys", he spends most of the book making snide remarks about the defects of the German mind and then- incredibly- decries racialism in a flatulently philosophizing epilogue. Such angry passion is expected in the wake of a great war, but it should have been tempered in what was supposed to be a work of history.
Most grating though, is how the author, with true Oxford snobbishness, constantly condemns every German (except Speer of course) in this book as a stupid fool. It's that kind of lazy, biased thinking that has set an example for 3 generations of court historians whose idea of profundity is to ask how a nation as modern and civilized as Germany could have followed an ideology as stupid/evil/barbaric as Nazism. The answer of course, is that the court historians' presupposition is faulty. As Trevor-Roper's bete noir- A.J.P. Taylor- explained in his "Origins of the Second World War", Nazism's ultimate aims (world-power status and expanded territory) reflected what most Germans regarded as German self-interest, not to mention reflecting the political principles of the world's other major players: the U.S., Britain and the Soviet Union. There was nothing confusing or particularly anomalous about Nazism's main goals, or its leadership, when viewed in context. If its leaders were stupid (which is highly debatable, considering the nation's achievements), then they were no more stupid than governments usually are (George W. Bush and Tony Blair?). If Nazi Germany's racism and territorial expansion was evil, then one would like to know how it differed (except perhaps in scale and brutality) from the spirit which created the British Empire and motivated American Manifest Destiny (where_did_all those Indians go?). And if German nationalism was somehow perverted, then I think it has a parallel in America, with its plethora of patriots whose self worth hinges on the fact that "We're #1" and have the ability to obliterate any nation on earth (and sometimes do). The point is that, in the big picture, Germany's actions and geopolitical aims weren't so different from the nations that fought it. Its only mistake was to pursue its empire 100 years too late, and in the middle of Europe. Lord Dacre would consider that kind of thinking heretical, which is why the historically curious should probably consult more calm and balanced historians for insight.
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