The Hitler Book: The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Otto Guensche and Heinze Linge, Hitler’s Closest Personal Aides by Henrik Eberle (PDF)

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Stalin had never been able to shake off the nightmare of Adolf Hitler. Just as in 1941 he refused to understand that Hitler had broken their non-aggression pact, he was in 1945 unwilling to believe that the dictator had committed suicide in the debris of the Berlin bunker. In his paranoia, Stalin ordered his secret police, the NKVD, precursor to the KGB, to explore in detail every last vestige of the private life of the only man he considered a worthy opponent, and to clarify beyond doubt the circumstances of his death. For months two captives of the Soviet Army — Otto Guensche, Hitler’s adjutant, and Heinz Linge, his personal valet–were interrogated daily, their stories crosschecked, until the NKVD were convinced that they had the fullest possible account of the life of the Fü In 1949 they presented their work, in a single copy, to Stalin. It is as remarkable for the depth of its insight into Adolf Hitler — from his specific directions to Linge as to how his body was to be burned, to his sense of humor — as for what it does not say, reflecting the prejudices of the intended reader: Joseph Stalin. Nowhere, for instance, does the dossier criticize Hitler’s treatment of the Jews. Today, the 413-page original of Stalin’s personal biography of Hitler is a Kremlin treasure and it is said to be held in President Putin’s safe. The only other copy, made by order of Stalin’s successor, Nikita Khrushchev, in 1959, was deposited in Moscow Party archives under the code number 462A. It was there that Henrik Eberle and Matthias Uhl, two German historians, found it. Available to the public in full for the first time, The Hitler Book presents a captivating, astonishing, and deeply revealing portrait of Hitler, Stalin, and the mutual antagonism of these two dictators, who between them wrought devastation on the European continent.

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Editorial Reviews: About the Author Henrik Eberle, a freelance journalist and historian, completed his PhD dissertation in 2002 on the scientific policies of National Socialism. He currently teaches history at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. Matthias Uhl received his PhD in 2000 in East European History at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg. He currently is on staff at the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich and Berlin.

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⭐The first thing you need to know about this book is that it is pretty much a manual of Russian cold-war propogando. Written for one horrible tyrant about another horrible tyrant … this reads like a history book. A Russian history book. Complete with flowery accounts of how badly the Russians beat the Germans and how the silly Americans and British floundered around while the Ruskies got the job done through bravery, heroism and sacrifice. Don’t buy this book expecting an astonishing tabloid account of Hitler’s personality. Sure, Hitler’s closest assistants were interrogated over a course of years to extract the stories and timelines in this book. But accuracy is an issue when you have a feared egomaniacal dictator requesting that this be written and two terrified prisoners who the stories were beaten out of.Often I literally tear up thinking of the poor people that were caught up in the horrors of Nazi-ism in wartime Germany. The concentration camps are so horrific it really boggles your mind at how such things could be done to man’s fellow man. This book completely glosses over the concentration camps and attempted genocide. The forward of the book mentions that Russians had similar hatred of Jews as the Nazis so the plight of those sent to the camps was breezed right by in this dossier which focused more on the organizational structure of Hitler’s Nazi army and the battles which that structure lost. Stalin reportedly both hated and admired Hitler and the authors had a fine line to walk in terms of pleasing Stalin whom this book was ultimately written for.If you are a fan of military history, this book features exhausting day by day account of the battles of World War II, specifically focusing on Hilter’s conquest of Europe. Each move Hitler makes is scrutinized and reported on or scoffed at by the authors of the book. Although some of the dates are incorrect (yet corrected in the margins by the published book’s editors) it really doesn’t make too much of a difference in the overall reading. I was amazed at how in depth the dossier goes into the strategic decisions that were going on behind the scenes according to Hitler’s interrogated staffers. How much is accurate and how much was skewed in order to appease Stalin can probably only be deciphered by the true historian.Much of the book focuses on Hitler’s poor decision making, fits of rage and tantrums. According to the book, there was so much inflexibility and lack of common sense that Hitler would literally make decisions that cost tens of thousands of lives. He would not allow his armies to retreat even when it was clear that they were being decimated. He had generals and soldiers shot for desertion if they did retreat in order to escape certain death and made decisions based on whims rather than military tactics. The thing about the book that makes me scratch my head is that without a doubt Hitler was a horrible human being. But politically and militarily, how could someone in under a decade basically go from being a struggling artist to conquor a great deal of Europe assuming that their military and political instict was so poor. That is the main problem with this book for the amateur historian … what is truth and what is exaggeration.This is not a weekend read. The battles and the history go around in circles. Often it takes a chapter of ho hum military descriptions before one gets into some of the reason many buy this book … an analysis of Hitler’s quirks and personality flaws. I honestly bought this book hoping to humanize a monster. What did Hitler eat for dinner? What kind of things did he like sexually? How did he react to friends/enemies? What could cause someone to hate a race of people so much he could subject them to such horrors? What were some inventions that Germany created under Hitler? Was he really impotent? Was there any truth to the homosexuality rumors? I feel like none of these mundane questions that I was hoping to get answered were discussed. Probably because this was more of a military dossier than a tabloid. I don’t know that it was sold that way, however.I feel like a condensed version of this book would be more welcome for those who don’t intend to read a historical propoganda piece describing every major battle of WW2. I was surprised at how the book kind of whizzed by the many attempted assassinations of Hilter. Most of the interesting stuff is glossed over until the authors throw in a few tantrums, screaming sessions and outbursts to demonstrate the wimpy side of Hitler. It is clear that meant to please Stalin was the talk about Hitler’s incompetence and child like tantrums. Nazi monsters such as Goerring and Himmler were almost turned into comedic characters such as you would find in a sitcom. The real villianous activities according to this book were the horrible things the Germans did to the Russians after they won battles such as forcing them to fight against their own soldiers or do construction projects or battlefield prep.Overall, this is a tough read because it is so date/battle driven but does have some interesting parts. If you are a military historian you will like it more than someone who is reading it to find out more about the human side of Hitler. Obviously, its shortcomings need to be examined by the forward to the book which tells how it came about exactly and why it was prepared. The introduction fully covers the biases that are contained within it. Not your average WWII book … but not your average biography either.

⭐THE HITLER BOOK, The Secret Dossier Prepared for Stalin from the Interrogations of Hitler’s Personal Aides, Edited by: Henrik Eberle and Matthias Uhl.I was seriously disappointed by this book about Hitler. The work was recommended by Dan Carlin via his iPod Comcast on W.W.II Classic Episodes. Very little is gleaned from this book that is new and exciting from the historical perspective or that wets the appetite for further inquiry. The reader does get a few glimpses into the Führer’s personal life, his dogs, his daily schedule and attitude around women but very little else.I was very interested in the fact that the work covered a little about the Anglo-American bombing of Germany’s sensitive areas and production facilities that they did not want Russia to acquire after the war. However, siding with the Russian interpretation of W.W.II, i.e., that it was all about capitalism, the book reinforces that notion to some degree. A very valid notion at that. After the fact we know that America and England treated their Ally Russia as a subpartner if we can call it that. The Anglo-American allies took their sweet time helping Russia with their European Invasion Plan thus to creating a Western Front that Germany would now have to defend, thus giving Russia a breather and an easier time on the Eastern front. The delay only cost Russia five million lives give or take a few. And of course we could say the same about the Anglo-American eagerness to bomb the German Concentration Camps and save at least three million Jews. They just didn’t care. There was a lot of anti-Semitism in those days. A little more than now I suppose. Hitler got a lot of help exterminating the Jews from all of the world. The Hitler Book reinforces American deceit and back stabbing in regard to W.W.II. American had its own agenda: to become The World’s Empire State.If you are looking for a lot of personal information on Hitler you will badly disappointed. There is nothing about his absolutely foul breath, his constant farting, his ongoing deteriorating physical condition, obnoxious mental problems, whether he had sexual intercourse with Eva Braun, if he used condoms, and of his stupidity. How did any of this effect anyone? How could such a repulsive idiot dominate such an educated, refined, noble and cultured people? Those questions are NOT answered or even addressed to any noteworthy comment. Like the Führer once said, ‘Isn’t it great that people don’t think.’ If you like answers to your thinking don’t get this book You will be better served reading something else.If we were still in the “cold-war” I would surmise that American Government censored the work. And just as the Führer once said in regard to international diplomacy and its conferences, ‘It makes for interesting discussions but doesn’t accomplish anything.’ So too the book It makes for interesting reading but provides little insight to the maniac.However, the scholar will appreciate every scrap of new information. So in that sense the reading was not a total waste of time.

⭐Good shape.

⭐Brilliant book which engrosses the reader from the begging. This is not your average Hitler Book and because it is more of a dossier it does not concentrate on telling you how bad he was etc . Interested to read his remarks on invading Austria. Apparently he gave all his Austrian troops leave on the condition that once home they put on their uniform and paraded.It made them look like the invasion was deep into the country with short notice ..as in later on that day.

⭐Interesting

⭐Two different views from his inner circle, well worth a read.

⭐a must read for anyone interested in the period and the subject.

⭐Great detail and facts, very well written and held my interest all the way

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