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The Last Days of Hitler

Hugh Trevor-Roper

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

Book Details

  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Publish Date: Oct 15th, 1992
  • Pages: 288
  • Language: English
  • Edition: Univ of Chicago - 0002
  • Dimensions: 8.46in - 5.56in - 0.69in - 0.75lb
  • EAN: 9780226812243
  • Categories: Wars & Conflicts - World War II - GeneralEurope - GermanyPresidents & Heads of State

About the Author

Trevor-Roper, Hugh: - Hugh Trevor-Roper (1914-2003) was an English historian of early modern Britain and Nazi Germany and Regius Professor of Modern History at Oxford. He authored many books, but is probably best known for The Last Days of Hitler, published only two years after the end of the war.