The Hitler Library: A Bibliography (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313314957)

Making a unique collection accessible to scholars, The Hitler Library is a complete bibliography of Hitler's books currently in the Rare Book Reading Room of the Library of Congress. Pointing to seldom used sources in social and political history, including photo albums, honorary citizenship diplomas, and festschriften, as well as trade books given to Hitler, the volume offers a very private view of one of history's most evil figures. A scholarly introduction, a commentary, and transcriptions of the many handwritten dedications in the books, providing fascinating insights into the cult of the F Duhrer and the social history of the Third Reich are included.

Although the Hitler collection in the Library of Congress is fragmentary, including an unknown yet substantial percentage of the books Hitler must have owned, the collection offers fresh insight into the social and political history of the Third Reich. Presented by friends, admirers, and ordinary Germans, these books, many with handwritten dedications, help us to comprehend the role of Hitler in German society.

Author: Philipp Gassert, Daniel S. Mattern
ISBN-10: 0313314950
ISBN-13: 9780313314957
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 03/30/2001
Pages: 584
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.07lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.44w x 1.28d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2001 pg. 2167
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2001 pg. 253
Choice 10/01/2002 pg. 262
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 213