This is an auction for THE LAST DAYS OF HITLER by Anton Joachimsthaler.

"This is one of the never-slacking stream of books on what happened to Adolf Hitler during the last days of the Third Reich. In this work, first published in Germany, Joachimsthaler claims to use only accounts from those still-living witnesses who testified at a German federal court that lasted from 1952 to 1956 concerning Hitler's death. The author examines such legends as the use of a double to allow Hitler to escape. Joachimsthaler offers excruciating detail - for example, Chapter 4 deals with the suicides of Hitler and Eva Braun in 54 pages of text, notes, and photos."

• Library Journal (US)

Amazon.com reviews:

"Despite thousands of pages of evidence made public after inquiries into Hitler's death at a German federal court that lasted from 1952 to 1956, mysteries surrounding the Fuehrer's final hours continue to intrigue This expert has interviewed most of the surviving witnesses who testified at the inquiry and has examined records from Russia that were unavailable in the 1950s. The result is a careful re-examination of the state of the bunker, the corpses found at the site, the evidence of gunshots and of suicide, the attempts to make identification difficult, and the all-important dental records."

"The author attempts to validate and/or discredit what has been published about Hitler's last days. Much useful information here for the students of this genre. Warning: this is not an exciting or sensationalist read. It's information presented in a straightforward style."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Hardback 1996.

320 pages + 16 pages of photographs.

Very good condition.

The cost of shipping is $6.95. If you are on rural delivery the shipping cost will be $9.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

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