Trevor-Roper‚ Hugh. The Last Days of Hitler. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press‚ 1992. Reviewed by Frank Tommasini Shortly after the end of WWII‚ British Intelligence officer Hugh Trevor-Roper was given the task to establish the facts of Hitler’s end‚ and thereby to prevent the growth of a myth. His report‚ later published as “The Last Days of Hitler”‚ draws on Allied intelligence’s interrogations of survivors who spent time in the bunker during the last ten days of Hitler’s life. Trevor-Roper
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having been ’written’ by Hitler‚ Mein Kampf is not a book in the usual sense. Hitler never actually sat down and pecked at a typewriter or wrote longhand‚ but instead dictated it to Rudolph Hess while pacing around his prison cell in 1923-24 and later at an inn at Berchtesgaden. Reading Mein Kampf is like listening to Hitler speak at length about his youth‚ early days in the Nazi Party‚ future plans for Germany‚ and ideas on politics and race. The original title Hitler chose was "Four and
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The last time the public had seen Geli Raubal was when Hitler was heard to shout at h as he was about to get into his car: "For the last time‚ no!" She shouted. After he left Raubal shot herself through the heart with a revolver. It has been said and believed that Hitler and his niece Geli Raubal were romantically involved; although there is no forthright proof‚ the vicious consequences Raubal was forced to go though throughout their time together is strong enough proof to convince a majority of
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Another key person‚ and Hitler’s collaborator was Benito Mussolini. In the photograph above are Benito Mussolini (left)‚ and Adolf Hitler (right)‚ were allies during World War II. Benito Mussolini‚ Dictator of Italy‚ is known for the creation in 1919 of his own political party‚ called the Fascist Revolutionary Party later being renamed the National Fascist Party. The National Fascist Party ruled Italy from 1922 when the March on Rome took place‚ to 1943. The original idea of Italian Fascists was
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GANDHI IN COMPARISON TO HITLER Creativity has been one of the most crucial points that determine the performance of individuals and companies since the measures of performance has changed through the industrialization and developing technology. In this case‚ creativity has been a respectful criterion for analyzing individuals. Since creativity can be seen in all aspects of our life‚ it is reasonable to evaluate the leaders based on their creativity. In this work‚ Adolf Hitler and Mahatma Gandhi‚ who
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How horrid was Hitler?When Hitler was growing/grown up he had a lot of power.Some people made him mad but Jews made him really mad.Sense Hitler had a lot of power and was mad at the Jews he could do whatever he wanted too the Jews‚ so he started to kill the Jews.Hitler was a very cruel and mean person he did a lot of things to hurt people because of all the power he had. Hitler had a lot of power‚ it all started when he applied to join the German army and was accepted.He spent the years he was in
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ambitious man reveal on results and not on the character. Many films have painted Hitler as a mass murderer and provocative leader without the ability to participate in any meaningful debate. He was not a social giant and kept as few friends as possible. Furthermore‚ history decorates him as a person who could not build a sustainable intimate relationship opting to casual engagements. In as much as this may be true‚ Hitler only tried to bring sanity back to Germany. Before taking power many Jews had
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Hitler turned Germany into a powerful war machine and provoked World War II in 1939‚ His forces conquered most of Europe before they were defeated. Adolf Hitler was born into poverty on April 20th 1889‚ (1) and both of his parents died before he was 18. He was the Dictator of Germany through 1933-1945(2)‚ and was set on returning the glory back to Germany from its loss of World War One. With nearly 18 million highly trained soldiers at his aid‚ (not including the troops from his allies)‚ this is
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Approximately 11 million people died while Hitler was in power‚ although his legacy lives on. Adolf Hitler overcame adversity in his early life with school and his family‚ and later on made a huge impact in the world. Born in Austria‚ at a young age Hitler showed astonishing intellectual potential and had many friends. Later on when competition in school became tough he then gave up because he was not exceling. After being unsuccessful in school Hitler decided to move on with his life and pursue
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Hitler Rise of Evil Review In my opinion‚ the movie Hitler Rise of Evil was a very informative movie‚ it was very accurate and gave some great insight to me. I thought the costume design was very accurate and good‚ as well as the portrayal of the lifestyle of back then. One thing I found with this film is that I found it to be accusative of many people in the film. It makes the whole thing seem as though everyone was completely brainwashed by Hitler and that everything was entirely his fault
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