Hitler's Will - Couverture souple

Rothman, Herman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0750962038 ISBN 13 : 9780750962032

Editeur : The History Press, 2014

Synopsis

Herman Rothman arrived in Britain from Germany as a Jewish refugee in 1939, on the eve of the Second World War. He volunteered for HM Forces, serving in the Intelligence Corps, and in 1945 was posted to Westertimke and Fallingbostel prisoner of war camps to interrogate high-ranking Nazi war criminals. When papers were discovered sewn into the shoulders of a jacket belonging to Heinz Lorenz, who had been Joseph Goebbels' press secretary, he and a team of four others were charged with translating them under conditions of the deepest secrecy. The documents turned out to be the originals of Hitler's personal and political wills, and Goebbels' addendum. Later, in Rotenburg hospital, Rothman interrogated Hermann Karnau, who had been a police guard in Hitler's bunker, to establish information about the Fuhrer's death. Hitler's Will is the amazing true story of Herman Rothman's remarkable life, including how he managed to escape from Nazi Germany before the War began, and his role in bringing to light Hitler's personal and political testaments.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Herman Rothman arrived in Britain from Germany as a Jewish refugee in the early years of WWII. He joined the British Army and in 1945 was posted to Westertimke and Fallingbostel PoW camps to interrogate high-ranking Nazi war criminals. When papers were discovered sewn into the shoulders of a jacket belonging to Heinz Lorenz, who had been Goebbels' press secretary, he and a team of four others were charged with translating under conditions of the deepest secrecy. The documents turned out to be the originals of Hitler's personal and political wills, and Goebbels' addendum. Later on, in Rottenburg hospital, Rothman interrogated Hermann Karnau, who had been Hitler's valet, to establish information about the Fuhrer's death in the bunker. Hitler's Will is the amazing true story of Herman Rothman's remarkable life, including how he managed to escape from Nazi Germany before the war began, and his role in bringing to light Hitler's personal and political testaments, which shed important light on his final thoughts.   Click here to read a review featured on the BBC website on 30th April 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/8635541.stm

Biographie de l'auteur

Herman Rothman was a German Jewish refugee who volunteered for HM Forces during World War II. Assigned to the Intelligence Corps, he interrogated Nazi war criminals at the end of and shortly after the War. He is an Economics and Honours History graduate. Helen Fry is an honorary research fellow in the Department of Hebrew & Jewish Studies at University College, London. She has written The King's Most Loyal Enemy Aliens, Music & Men, Freuds' War and From Dachau to D-Day. She lives in London.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: The History Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0750962038
• ISBN 13: 9780750962032
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 210
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• Personne responsable: non disponible