The Meaning of Hitler is the title of the English translation of the originally German1978 book Anmerkungen zu Hitler by the journalist and writer Raimund Pretzel, who published all his books under the pseudonym Sebastian Haffner. 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article or section should be merged with from Haffner Sebastian Haffner (December 27, 1907, Berlin – January 2, 1999, pseudonym for Raimund Pretzel) was a German journalist and author. ...
The book that has 176 pages in the English translation by Ewald Oser analyzes the life and work of Adolf Hitler in a rational, neutral manner and is divided into seven chapters that each treats a different aspect of the man: Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889–April 30, 1945) was the Chancellor of Germany from 1933, and Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and chancellor) of Germany from 1934, to his death. ...
Life
Achievements
Successes
Misconceptions
Mistakes
Crimes
Betrayal
The essay-like book contrasts with the detailed, well-referenced, chronological biographies of Hitler by Joachim Fest and Ian Kershaw. An essay is a short work that treats of a topic from an authors personal point of view, often taking into account subjective experiences and personal reflections upon them. ... Joachim C. Fest (born December 8, 1926 in Berlin) is a German journalist and author, best known in English-speaking countries for his biography of Adolf Hitler. ... For the British actor, please see Ian Kershaw (actor). ...
Publications
Anmerkungen zu Hitler. Fischer Taschenbuch, 1978Frankfurt am Main ISBN 3-596-23489-1
The Meaning of Hitler ISBN 0674557751, 1979 English translation translated by Ewald Osers, published by the Harvard University Press [1]
The Meaning of Hitler ISBN 1857998782, 1979 English translation translated by Ewald Osers, published by Orion books, United Kingdom [2]
The Hitler salute (Hitlergruß), also known in German during World War II as the Deutscher Gruß ("German Greeting"), and in English as the Nazi salute, is a salute which is variant of the Roman salute adopted by the National Socialist German Workers Party as a sign of loyalty to its leader Adolf Hitler.
Hitler and the SS leader Heinrich Himmler believed that the gesture was used at ancient gatherings of Germanic peoples.
Hitler himself would often use the salute, but when on the receiving end he would frequently adopt a modified version, in which his arm was bent up from the elbow, with the palm of his hand bent back towards his shoulder.
Kershaw, Professor of History at the University of Sheffield, summarizes the historical meaning of Hitlers life at the outset: Hitlers legacy, he writes in the Preface, is one of utter destruction. The condemnation of Hitler in public opinion and scholarly research is unique in its unanimity and moral outrage.
Kershaw rejects Hans Mommsens view that Hitler was a weak dictator who lacked control of the agencies of command, although it is true that Hitler could be extraordinarily detached at times, especially as his health de clined and he lived in a haze of potions and pills.
Hitler maintained fear among average Germans by the use of Sippenhaft, that is, the arrest of entire families for the crime of one member.
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