‘Verbatim,
unvarnished and contemporary, this is the pure raw material of history. It is a
fascinating and invaluable source for anyone interested in the workings of the
mind of the most evil man in history.’ – Andrew Roberts, Evening Standard 20th
January 2003
‘. . . provides
us with unprecedented insight . . . into . . . little-known and
little-appreciated aspects of the dictator’s personality. As we read this
extraordinary volume we are left immeasurably richer in knowledge.’ – Gitta
Sereny The Times 16th April 2003 * New dramatic insights into Hitler’s conduct
of World War II * One of the most important documents from the period • Provides
new clues to the role of key individuals in the German military and political
hierarchy.
In the late summer of 1942 Hitler ordered that stenographers take
down every word that was uttered during the twice-daily military conferences. Of
the more than 103,000 pages recorded less than 1,000 survived destruction in May
1945, and it is these that make up the material of this book. A truly definitive
work, it also contains conferences discovered after the original 1962 German
publication that are included here for the first time.
As the tide turned dramatically after Stalingrad and following D-Day,
the Führer never wavered, pulling Germany down
with him, step by step, into the abyss. The total effect of these pages goes far
beyond adding powerfully to the military record. The human tragedy also takes on
gigantic proportions when countless thousands of victims were often the result
of each day of decision-making. Several of these conferences were introduced at
the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal as evidence of war crimes and crimes against
humanity, and they also contain some of the very rare references to the
Holocaust in Hitler’s own words.
Now out-of-print and limited stock
available.
