AT THE HEART OF THE REICH

Major Gerhard Engel was Hitler's Army Adjutant from March 1938 to March 1943. During this time he kept a diary, and after the war he added material to shed further light on key events and decisions. This is the first time it has been published in English. Engel discloses the decision-making processes behind crucial military actions. He also addresses the intrigue within Hitler's inner circle, and recounts Hitler's conversations with Halder, Guderian and Brauchitsch. Engel details Hitler's views on German Jews, and in the final part of the diary he covers the war against Russia. Increasingly towards the end, he depicts Hitler as a vacillating and contrary man. "At the Heart of the Reich" offers a unique and intimate view of Hitler and his closest aides. This first English translation reveals the mechanisms and personalities at the epicentre of the Third Reich, and provides a fresh perspective of the Nazi leadership. "Vivid, personal and fascinating" - Simon Sebag Montefiore.