There is a popular thread on the OT called "What book are you reading?", and I've noticed the occasional "book report" here in the History section, so I'd like to comment on one of the most remarkable books I've ever read.
It's called, Hitler and His Generals: Military Conferences 1942-1945 (Hitlers Lagebesprechungen: Die Protokollfragmente seiner militarichen Konferenzen 1942-1945.), Enigma Books, 2003 (ISBN 1-929631-09-X). Not actually a history book per se, but an fascinating primary sourcework.
At 1158 pages, this book is a chronologically organized collection of Situation Reports, Meetings, Conferences and Fuhrer Orders recorded at the Adlerhorst, Wolfsschanze, OKH, Fuhrer Bunker and other locations from December 1, 1942, until April 27, 1945, kept by the Stenographic Service at Fuhrer Headquarters.
Speakers include Guderian, Jodl, Keitel, Bormann, Goring, Zeitzler, Speer, Westphal, Von Rundstedt, Blaskowitz, Hermani, Krebs, Goebbels, Bodenschatz, Raeder, Donitz, Himmler, Warlimont, and of course, Adolf Hitler.
Outside of Mein Kampfe and the published Fuhrer Speeches, I suspect this is one of the largest collections of Hitler quotations and conversations available, running to hundreds of thousands of words. And unlike those other prepaired, composed works, Hitler and His Generals represents his authentic, off-the-cuff remarks. For anyone interested in WW II from the NAZI perspective, I believe this is an invaluable resource.
It's called, Hitler and His Generals: Military Conferences 1942-1945 (Hitlers Lagebesprechungen: Die Protokollfragmente seiner militarichen Konferenzen 1942-1945.), Enigma Books, 2003 (ISBN 1-929631-09-X). Not actually a history book per se, but an fascinating primary sourcework.
At 1158 pages, this book is a chronologically organized collection of Situation Reports, Meetings, Conferences and Fuhrer Orders recorded at the Adlerhorst, Wolfsschanze, OKH, Fuhrer Bunker and other locations from December 1, 1942, until April 27, 1945, kept by the Stenographic Service at Fuhrer Headquarters.
Speakers include Guderian, Jodl, Keitel, Bormann, Goring, Zeitzler, Speer, Westphal, Von Rundstedt, Blaskowitz, Hermani, Krebs, Goebbels, Bodenschatz, Raeder, Donitz, Himmler, Warlimont, and of course, Adolf Hitler.
Outside of Mein Kampfe and the published Fuhrer Speeches, I suspect this is one of the largest collections of Hitler quotations and conversations available, running to hundreds of thousands of words. And unlike those other prepaired, composed works, Hitler and His Generals represents his authentic, off-the-cuff remarks. For anyone interested in WW II from the NAZI perspective, I believe this is an invaluable resource.
