Whose first volume of war memoirs was called 'Adolf Hitler, My Part In His Downfall'?
"Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall, published in 1971, is the first volume of Spike Milligan's war memoirs. The book spans the period from Britain's declaration of war on Germany to when Milligan lands in Algeria as a part of the Allied liberation of Africa. The preface anticipates the book will be part of a trilogy; years later, the cover of the fourth volume said: ""Don't be fooled this is the last, volume four of the war memoirs."" Ultimately, however, Milligan published seven volumes covering his war service, his first nervous breakdown"
"Mein Kampf Mein Kampf (, ""My Struggle"") is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of ""Mein Kampf"" was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited by Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess. Hitler began ""Mein Kampf"" while imprisoned for what he considered to be ""political crimes"" following his failed Putsch in Munich in November 1923. Although Hitler received many visitors initially, he soon devoted himself entirely to the book. As he"
"and 1924 at Landsberg he dictated the first volume of ""Mein Kampf"" (""My Struggle""; originally entitled ""Four and a Half Years of Struggle against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice"") to his deputy, Rudolf Hess; his publisher shortened the title to ""Mein Kampf"". The book, dedicated to Thule Society member Dietrich Eckart, was an autobiography and exposition of his ideology. In ""Mein Kampf"" Hitler speaks at length about his youth, his early days in the Nazi Party, general ideas on politics, including the transformation of German society into one based on race; some passages imply genocide. Published in two volumes in 1925"
"– who published ""Zweites Buch"" in 1961. A pirated edition was published in English in New York in 1962. The first authoritative English edition was not published until 2003 (""Hitler's Second Book: The Unpublished Sequel to Mein Kampf,"" ). Mein Kampf Mein Kampf (, ""My Struggle"") is a 1925 autobiographical book by Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. The work describes the process by which Hitler became antisemitic and outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. Volume 1 of ""Mein Kampf"" was published in 1925 and Volume 2 in 1926. The book was edited by Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess."
"Hitler's War Hitler's War is a biographical book by David Irving. It describes the Second World War from the point of view of Adolf Hitler. It was first published in April 1977 by Hodder & Stoughton and Viking Press. Avon Books reissued it in 1990. In 2002, Focal Point Publications published a revised illustrated edition, combined together with Irving's ""The War Path"", as a 1024-page hardcover. ""Hitler's War"", the first published instalment of his two-part biography of Adolf Hitler (the prequel ""The War Path"" was published in 1978), had originally been published in German as ""Hitler und seine Feldherren"" (""Hitler"
"Inside the Third Reich Inside the Third Reich (, ""Memories"") is a memoir written by Albert Speer, the Nazi Minister of Armaments from 1942 to 1945, serving as Adolf Hitler's main architect before this period. It is considered to be one of the most detailed descriptions of the inner workings and leadership of Nazi Germany but is controversial because of Speer's lack of discussion of Nazi atrocities and questions regarding his degree of awareness or involvement with them. First published in 1969, it appeared in English translation in 1970. At the Nuremberg Trials, Speer was sentenced to 20 years in"
"How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion ""How I Lost the Second World War and Helped Turn Back the German Invasion"" is an alternate history short story by American writer Gene Wolfe. It was first published in ""Analog Science Fiction and Fact"" in May 1973, and has since been republished in ""The Best of Analog"" (1978), in ""Gene Wolfe's Book of Days"" (where it represented Memorial Day) (1981), in ""Castle of Days"" (1992), in """" (1998), and in ""Knights of Madness"" (1998). In a more peaceful 1938, journalist Winston Churchill challenges Reichschancellor Adolf"
"Germany in 1949. Knappe emigrated to the United States with his wife, Lieselotte (""Lilo""; nee Brecht), who died in 2002, and their children, and settled in Ohio. There he wrote his memoir, ""Soldat"". (""Soldat"" is German for ""soldier"".) The Oscar-nominated film ""Downfall"" (2004), about German dictator Adolf Hitler's last days, was based in part on Knappe's memoirs. Siegfried Knappe Siegfried Knappe (15 January 1917 – 1 December 2008) was an officer in the German Army (""Heer"") during World War II. Towards the end of the war, Knappe was stationed in Berlin, where he gave daily briefings at the Führerbunker. As"
"Hitler: Memoirs of a Confidant Hitler: Memoirs of a Confidant are the published memoirs written by Otto Wagener about Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party's early history. A German major general by the end for World War II and, for a period, Wagener was Adolf Hitler's party economist, chief of staff of the SA, and confidant, whose career was derailed by rival Hermann Göring. Wagener wrote his memoirs in 1946 while being held by the British, filling “thirty-six British military exercise notebooks.” His work was not published until seven years after his death, in 1978 in German. The English edition"
"My Experiences in the World War My Experiences in the World War is the memoir of John J. Pershing experiences in World War I. Pershing's memoir covers two volumes. They were originally published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company of New York City, and released in 1931. Pershing dedicated the work to The Unknown Soldier. Volume I covers the period from Pershing's selection as commander of the American Expeditionary Forces to the German Spring Offensive of 1918. In the second volume, Pershing covers the period from the Allied cooperation that began at the end of the Spring Offensive until the"
"Hitler tried again, but was once more rejected. Shortly afterwards, Hitler ran out of money and was forced to live in homeless shelters and men's hostels. Hitler wrote his political manifesto and autobiography ""Mein Kampf"" (""My Struggle"") in Landsberg prison while serving a sentence for high treason as a result of the failed Beer Hall Putsch of 1923. The book was printed by the Franz Eher Nachfolger publishing house and largely ignored at first, but sales began to boom in the late 1920s and early 1930s as economic depression and social unrest troubled Germany, factors which significantly boosted Hitler's popularity."
"was born in Austria—then part of Austria-Hungary—and was raised near Linz. He moved to Germany in 1913 and was decorated during his service in the German Army in World War I. In 1919, he joined the German Workers' Party (DAP), the precursor of the NSDAP, and was appointed leader of the NSDAP in 1921. In 1923, he attempted to seize power in a failed coup in Munich and was imprisoned. In jail, he dictated the first volume of his autobiography and political manifesto ""Mein Kampf"" (""My Struggle""). After his release in 1924, Hitler gained popular support by attacking the Treaty"
"Halder advised on the redevelopment of the post-World War II German army (see: Searle's ""Wehrmacht Generals""). He died in 1972 in Aschau im Chiemgau, Bavaria. Halder wrote ""Hitler als Feldherr"" in German (1949) which was translated into English as ""Hitler as War Lord"" (1950); and ""The Halder Diaries"" (1976). The latter diaries were used, before being published, by American historian William Shirer, as a major primary source for his work ""The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"", along with other confidential documents and manuscripts. In reviewing Halder's personality, the British author Hugh Trevor-Roper wrote: ""Halder is a military snob,"
"Alan Bullock Alan Louis Charles Bullock, Baron Bullock, (13 December 1914 – 2 February 2004) was a British historian. He is best known for his book """" (1952) which was the first comprehensive biography of Adolf Hitler and influenced many other major biographies of Hitler. Bullock was born in Trowbridge in Wiltshire, England, where his father worked as a gardener and a Unitarian preacher. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Wadham College, Oxford, where he read classics and modern history. After graduating in 1938, he worked as a research assistant for Winston Churchill, who was writing his ""History"
"in 1948 formed the basis for the first book published about Hitler after World War II in 1949, ""Hitler privat"" (""Hitler in private""). An English translation of Schroeder's book ""Er war mein Chef"" was published in 2009 under the title ""He Was My Chief: The Memoirs of Adolf Hitler's Secretary"" (Frontline Books, London). The book includes Anton Joachimsthaler's introduction from the original German edition and a new introduction by Roger Moorhouse. The book was serialised in ""The Sunday Telegraph"" magazine ""Seven"", ""The Week"" magazine and the ""New York Post"" newspaper. Schroeder worked as a secretary for a construction company in"
"Storm of Steel Storm of Steel (in German: ""In Stahlgewittern"") is the memoir of German officer Ernst Jünger's experiences on the Western Front during the First World War. It was originally printed privately in 1920, making it one of the first personal accounts to be published. The book is a graphic account of trench warfare. It was largely devoid of editorialization when first published, but was heavily revised several times. ""Storm of Steel"" begins with Jünger as a lieutenant entering the line with the 73rd Hanoverian Regiment in Champagne. His first taste of combat came at Les Éparges in April"
"introduction by Trevor N. Dupuy (). The original German version had the title ""Kriegstagebuch"" (""War Diaries"") and the translation had been published in 8 volumes in 1948 by the Office of Chief Counsel for War Crimes, Office of Military Government for Germany (U.S.). The Halder Diaries The Halder Diaries is a collection of diaries written by German Colonel General Franz Halder. His diaries from his time as Chief of the Army General Staff have been an important source for authors who have written about such subjects as Adolf Hitler, World War II and the NSDAP. In William Shirer's ""The Rise"
"fought alongside the Turks in Syria and later took up the position of commander of the Flying School at Lechfeld, Bavaria. In the turbulent years after the war, he was perturbed and roved around, becoming in the process one of the earliest members of the NSDAP. After the war he took up writing, and published several books. Of the numerous novels he wrote, some carry undertones of his war experiences. Some of his most acclaimed works were Fliegerschule 4 (1929), Vortrupp Pascha (1937), Der Zug durch die Wüste (1938), Die Arbeitslosen (1930), and Die Fürsten fallen (1935). Starting in 1931,"
"Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler is a 1984 memoir written by Trudi Kanter. The book was initially published in 1984 but was out of print till 1987 when it was discovered by Ursula Doyle in one of the bookstores in Cambridge, England. From 1987 to 2011 it was out of print again. The book tells a story of a hatmaker who is Jewish and falls in love with Walter on the eve of World War II. The story follows their lives before and during the war, starting from 1938 when the Germans occupy"
"The Halder Diaries The Halder Diaries is a collection of diaries written by German Colonel General Franz Halder. His diaries from his time as Chief of the Army General Staff have been an important source for authors who have written about such subjects as Adolf Hitler, World War II and the NSDAP. In William Shirer's ""The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"", Halder's diary is cited hundreds of times. The diaries were published as ""The Halder diaries: The Private War Journals of Colonel General Franz Halder"" in 2 volumes in 1976 by Westview Press of Boulder, Colorado, with an"
"Ernst-Günther Schenck Ernst-Günther Schenck (3 October 1904 – 21 December 1998) was a German doctor and member of the SS in Nazi Germany. Because of a chance encounter with Adolf Hitler during the closing days of World War II, his memoirs proved historically valuable. His accounts of this period are prominent in the works of Joachim Fest and James P. O'Donnell regarding the end of Hitler's life, and were included in the film ""Downfall"" (2004). Schenck was born in Marburg, Hesse-Nassau. He trained as a doctor and joined the SS. During the war, Schenck was actively involved in the creation"
"enemy who committed much worse, and partly it was because they were writing the victors' history"". Berlin: The Downfall 1945 Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (also known as The Fall of Berlin 1945 in the US) is a narrative history by Antony Beevor of the Battle of Berlin during World War II. It was published by Viking Press in 2002, then later by Penguin Books in 2003. The book achieved both critical and commercial success. It has been a number-one best seller in seven countries apart from Britain, and in the top five in another nine countries. Together with Beevor's ""Stalingrad"","
"from the crisis of German culture following Germany's defeat in World War I, comparable in this respect to the philosopher Ernst Bloch's ""The Spirit of Utopia"" (1918), the historian Oswald Spengler's ""The Decline of the West"" (1918), the theologian Franz Rosenzweig's ""The Star of Redemption"" (1921), and the theologian Karl Barth's ""The Epistle to the Romans"" (1922). While Hitler was in power (1933–1945), ""Mein Kampf"" came to be available in three common editions. The first, the ""Volksausgabe"" or People's Edition, featured the original cover on the dust jacket and was navy blue underneath with a gold swastika eagle embossed on"
"Lost Victories Verlorene Siege (English: Lost Victories; full title of English edition: ""Lost Victories: The War Memoirs of Hitler's Most Brilliant General"") is the personal narrative of Erich von Manstein, a German field marshal during World War II. The book was first published in West Germany in 1955, then in Spain in 1956. Its English translation was published in 1958 for distribution in the UK and the US. Many historians have called ""Verlorene Siege"" unreliable and apologetic. German historian Volker Berghahn wrote about the book, ""Its title gave the story away: it had been Hitler's dogmatism and constant interference with"
"her memoirs of her years with Hitler to the Eher Verlag, which brought her 20,000 Reichsmark. Meanwhile, Alois Jr. continued to manage his restaurant throughout the duration of the war. He was arrested by the British, but released when it became clear he had played no role in his brother's regime. A couple of Adolf's relatives served in Nazi Germany during the war. Adolf's nephew Heinz was a member of the Nazi Party. He attended an elite military academy, the National Political Institutes of Education (Napola) in Ballenstedt/Saxony-Anhalt. Aspiring to be an officer, Heinz joined the ""Heer"" (army) as a"
"the attempted coup is quickly crushed. Hitler takes refuge at the Hanfstaengl home, almost resorting to suicide before Ernst’s wife takes the gun from his hand. Arrested by the authorities and tried for treason, Hitler manages to use the trial to his advantage, winning over the audience and the Judge with his courtroom theatrics. Consequently, he is awarded a lenient sentence in Landsberg Prison, during which he writes his memoirs (later published as ""Mein Kampf""). In 1925, Hitler goes to the countryside to escape from politics and is joined by his older half-sister, Angela, and her daughter Geli Raubal. When"
"Berlin: The Downfall 1945 Berlin: The Downfall 1945 (also known as The Fall of Berlin 1945 in the US) is a narrative history by Antony Beevor of the Battle of Berlin during World War II. It was published by Viking Press in 2002, then later by Penguin Books in 2003. The book achieved both critical and commercial success. It has been a number-one best seller in seven countries apart from Britain, and in the top five in another nine countries. Together with Beevor's ""Stalingrad"", first published in 1998, they have sold nearly three million copies. The book revisits the events"
"In 1938 Hoffmann wrote three books, ""Hitler in Italy"", ""Hitler befreit Sudetenland"" (""Hitler Liberates Sudetenland"") and ""Hitler in seiner Heimat"" (""Hitler in his Home""). His ""Mit Hitler im Westen"" (""With Hitler in the West"") was published in 1940. His final book of this period, ""Das Antlitz des Führers"" (""The Face of the Führer""), was written shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. After the war, Hoffmann published his memoirs in London in 1955 under the title ""Hitler Was My Friend"". Hoffmann figures prominently in the OSS Art Looting Investigation Unit's Reports 1945-46, Detailed Intelligence Report DIR N°1 carries"
"books. His wife died on April 1, 1973 and he remarried. He died on September 16, 1981 at his home in Zarephath, New Jersey. From his introduction to ""Guardians of Liberty"", Vol. II, 1943 by Bishop Alma White: Adolf Hitler in ""Mein Kampf"", so vicious and Machiavellian in character, plainly told a stupid world what he intended to do, and Rome, through her many pronouncements, encyclical letters, and preachments, has declared in unmistakable terms her prerogatives, boasting the right to rule over the souls of men, not only in the church, but in the state. Mother quotes again and again"
"a POW in the United States from 1945-1946, when he wrote his memoirs. Voss was alive as of 2011, when he wrote a letter to the Friends of the WWII Memorial. Black Edelweiss Black Edelweiss: A Memoir of Combat and Conscience by a Soldier of the Waffen-SS is a book by Johann Voss, a pseudonym, detailing the experiences of a soldier in the Waffen-SS. Voss served in SS-Gebirgsjäger-Regiment 11 ""Reinhard Heydrich"", part of the 6th SS Mountain Division Nord. Written in English, the book is mainly an account of his combat service against the Soviets in northern Karelia and Finland"
"any other in the Wehrmacht."" His memoirs, ""Grenadiere"" (1957), were published as part of this campaign and were a glorification of the SS's part in the war as well as of his role in it. The book detailed his exploits at the front and served as an element of the Waffen-SS rehabilitation efforts. Meyer condemned the ""inhuman suffering"" that the Waffen-SS personnel had been subjected to ""for crimes which they neither committed, nor were able to prevent"". Historian Charles W. Sydnor referred to ""Grenadiere"" as ""perhaps the boldest and most truculent of the apologist works"". The book was part of"
"The book received two and one-half stars on a scale of four from ""USA Today"". Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler Some Girls, Some Hats and Hitler is a 1984 memoir written by Trudi Kanter. The book was initially published in 1984 but was out of print till 1987 when it was discovered by Ursula Doyle in one of the bookstores in Cambridge, England. From 1987 to 2011 it was out of print again. The book tells a story of a hatmaker who is Jewish and falls in love with Walter on the eve of World War II. The story"
"was transferred to the infantry, and was severely wounded in the Battle of the Bulge. His memoirs included an account of his role in the killing of German prisoners during the war - ""War for me, though brief, had been a soul-shaking trauma. I was scared, miserable, and I lost confidence in human beings, especially myself."" After his discharge, he attended the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received an undergraduate degree in art and a doctorate in psychology, later teaching art in the Los Angeles Unified School District. His first novel ""Birdy"" was published in 1978 when he"