Eva Braun

Life With Hitler

Heike B. Gortemaker

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Penguin
02 January 2013

Biography: historical, political & military; History; European history; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

In this groundbreaking biography of Eva Braun, German historian Heike B. Gortemaker delves into the startlingly neglected historical truth about Adolf Hitler's mistress. More than just the vapid blonde of popular cliche, Eva Braun was a capricious but uncompromising, fiercely loyal companion to Hitler; theirs was a relationship that flew in the face of the Fuhrer's proclamations that Germany was his only bride. Gortemaker paints a portrait of Hitler and Braun's life together with unnerving quotidian detail - Braun chose the movies screened at their mountaintop retreat (propaganda, of course); he dreamed of retiring with her to Linz one day after relinquishing his leadership to a younger man - while weaving their personal relationship throughout the fabric of one of history's most devastating regimes. Though Braun gradually gained an unrivaled power within Hitler's inner circle, her identity was kept a secret during the Third Reich, until the final days of the war. Faithful to the end, Braun committed suicide with Hitler in 1945, two days after their marriage. Through exhaustive research, newly discovered documentation, and anecdotal accounts, Gortemaker has meticulously built a surprising portrait of Hitler's bourgeois existence outside of the public eye. Though Eva Braun had no role in Hitler's policies, she was never as banal as she was previously painted; she was privy to his thoughts, ruled life within his entourage, and held his trust. As horrifying as it is astonishing, Eva Braun will undoubtedly be referenced in all future accounts of this period.

By: Heike B. Gortemaker
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 247g
ISBN: 9780241955925
ISBN 10: 0241955920
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 02 January 2013
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Heike Gortemaker is a German historian and author. She was born in 1964, and studied Economics and German literature. She is currently working on a project on the legacy of Hitler's inner circle in post-war Germany.

Reviews for Eva Braun: Life With Hitler

The first scientifically researched biography to correct the image of the dumb blonde at the side of the mass murderer * Der Spiegel * An utterly compelling portrayal of the weird hidden life of the dictator ... who, like some black star, destroyed all those he touched. Eva was only one of millions of his victims - but a willing one * Sunday Telegraph * Easily the best biography of Eva Braun so far written * Daily Beast * Fascinating ... overturns the established view of her as an apolitical bystander -- Nicholas Shakespeare * Daily Telegraph Books of the Year * Braun emerges as bright but vapid, energetic but soulless. As thorough and clear a look of a monster's lover as we are likely to get * Booklist * Having painstakingly reviewed the archives for references to Eva Braun's relationship with Hitler, Görtemaker presents a portrait of an engaged and engaging young woman, fervently supportive of National Socialism and one of the few members of Hitler's inner circle to never lose his trust or fall out of affection * Publishers Weekly *