Description
In November 1945, two French officers secretly entered the Fuhrerbunker, the air raid shelter near the Chancellery in Berlin. The bunker was the last home of Adolf Hitler, the background of the last months of his life, and the war, where he married Eva Braun on April 29, 1945, and where he killed himself less than two days later. In the middle of a heap of furniture and broken objects, the two officers found hundreds of documents littering the ground. Among the documents that they retrieved were a dozen telegrams of historic importance that allow us to understand the spirit of the last leaders of the Third Reich as well as the events that took place between April 23 and 26, 1945. These and other documents are presented for the first time in this book, presented in their proper context and with an expert commentary.
About the Author
Paul Villatoux has a PhD in History and is the author/editor of several books and numerous journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. Among his recently published books are La Guerre Psychologique des Origines a Nos Jours (2008), Le 2e Regiment de Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (RPIMa), Histoire et Traditions (2012), Entrepreneurial Tales. Zodiac Aerospace, 120 Years in Aerospace (2017), and Renault FT, le Char de la Victoire (2018). Xavier Aiolfi is Franco-Italian, born in 1970. He works in military and historical souvenir auctions, having created his own company in 2011, organizing auctions and private sales throughout Europe. As an historian specializing in occupied France, he has written more than 10 books. These include La Garde Personnelle du Chef de l'Etat (1999), Napoleon Intime (2008) and L'Enlevement du Marechal Petain (2018).
Reviews
But although the building may have gone, troves of historic documents survived. Now, many have been published for the first time in this new visual history, an excellent guide to the horrendous final days, hours, and minutes of the Third Reich. * Military History Matters (Book Reviews) *
...offers a layer of detail that will be appreciated by anyone who guides Berlin. * Battlefields Trust Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781612009049
Author Paul Villatoux
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Casemate Publishers
Publisher Casemate Publishers
About the Author
Paul Villatoux has a PhD in History and is the author/editor of several books and numerous journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. Among his recently published books are La Guerre Psychologique des Origines a Nos Jours (2008), Le 2e Regiment de Parachutiste d'Infanterie de Marine (RPIMa), Histoire et Traditions (2012), Entrepreneurial Tales. Zodiac Aerospace, 120 Years in Aerospace (2017), and Renault FT, le Char de la Victoire (2018). Xavier Aiolfi is Franco-Italian, born in 1970. He works in military and historical souvenir auctions, having created his own company in 2011, organizing auctions and private sales throughout Europe. As an historian specializing in occupied France, he has written more than 10 books. These include La Garde Personnelle du Chef de l'Etat (1999), Napoleon Intime (2008) and L'Enlevement du Marechal Petain (2018).
Reviews
But although the building may have gone, troves of historic documents survived. Now, many have been published for the first time in this new visual history, an excellent guide to the horrendous final days, hours, and minutes of the Third Reich. * Military History Matters (Book Reviews) *
...offers a layer of detail that will be appreciated by anyone who guides Berlin. * Battlefields Trust Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9781612009049
Author Paul Villatoux
Format Hardback
Page Count 160
Imprint Casemate Publishers
Publisher Casemate Publishers
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