Hitler's Last Secrets
Just days before his suicide, Hitler was holed up in a bunker. Vacillating between despondency and rage, the Führer lived his final moments haunted by the treachery of some and cowardice of others. Historians thought they had consulted all the existing, accessible archives. Thanks, however, to generous benefactors, new archives, both private and political, have been revealed for the first time.
Just days before his suicide, Hitler was holed up in a bunker. Vacillating between despondency and rage, the Führer lived his final moments haunted by the treachery of some and cowardice of others. Historians thought they had consulted all the existing, accessible archives. Thanks, however, to generous benefactors, new archives, both private and political, have been revealed for the first time.
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