The Hitler I Knew

The Memoirs of the Third Reich's Press Chief

Roger Moorhouse, Otto Dietrich

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Greenhill Books
01 August 2023

Biography: historical, political & military; Memoirs; History; Political leaders & leadership; Political control & freedoms

"""Up to the last moment, his overwhelming, despotic authority aroused false hopes and deceived his people and his entourage. Only at the end, when I watched the inglorious collapse and the obstinacy of his final downfall, was I able suddenly to fit together the bits of mosaic I had been amassing for twelve years into a complete picture of his opaque and sphinx-like personality."" Otto Dietrich When Otto Dietrich was invited in 1933 to become Adolf Hitler's press chief, he accepted with the simple, uncritical conviction that Adolf Hitler was a great man, dedicated to promoting peace and the welfare for the German people. At the end of the war, imprisoned and disillusioned, Dietrich sat down to write what he had seen and heard in twelve years of the closest association with Hitler, requesting that it be published after his death. Dietrich's role placed him in a privileged position. He was hired by Hitler in 1933, and was a confidant until 1945, and he worked and clashed with Joseph Goebbels. His direct, personal experience of life at the heart in the Reich makes for compelling reading.

AUTHOR: Dr Otto Dietrich was the Third Reich's Press Chief from 1933 to 1945. He was tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to seven years in prison, where he wrote his memoirs. He died in 1952, aged 55. Roger Moorhouse is a leading expert on the Third Reich and is the author of Hitler's Third Reich in 100 Objects and Killing Hitler: The Third Reich and the Plots against the Fuhrer."

By: Roger Moorhouse, Otto Dietrich
Imprint: Greenhill Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781784389987
ISBN 10: 1784389986
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 01 August 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Dr Otto Dietrich was the Third Reich's Press Chief from 1933 to 1945. He was tried at Nuremberg and sentenced to seven years in prison, where he wrote his memoirs. He died in 1952, aged 55. Roger Moorhouse is a leading expert on the Third Reich and is the author of Hitler's Third Reich in 100 Objects and Killing Hitler: The Third Reich and the Plots against the Fuhrer.

Reviews for The Hitler I Knew: The Memoirs of the Third Reich's Press Chief

"""....should be given a careful reading by anyone with an interest in the mastermind that launched World War II and took his adoring nation with him into an utter devastation that would take decades to recover from.""-- ""Midwest Book Review"""