In 1945, amidst the ruins of a
bomb-damaged German home a tattered book, Deutschland Erwache, was
recovered as a souvenir by a British soldier. This rare and invaluable
primary resource now forms the basis of The Rise of Hitler Illustrated,
which is a photographic record of Hitlers' rise to power from when he
was born in 1889, as he took over the hearts and minds of the German
people, and his eventual arrival at the top.
The original book is
typical of the propaganda of the time, with the obvious non-critical
acceptance of everything that Adolf Hitler was and what he stood for. It
attempts to present him as a peace–loving man, who wanted nothing other
than quiet in his 'beloved Alps', who dearly loved children and was
kind to all. But as we all know, the truth was completely different. He
was a man who, despite his unbounded evilness, was able to assert
limitless power over a nation before creating maximum misery for
millions.
When found, the original book was divest of its cover and all
the worse for wear, but Trevor Salisbury has gone to every effort to
salvage some of the images, the result – a fresh and new perspective
that sheds light on Hitler's control of Germany. It is a welcome
addition to Pen & Sword's highly acclaimed Images of War series.
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