Bibliography
- Major biographies
- Source books / Important informative resource
- Photography books about Adolf Hitler
- Memoirs from Adolf Hitler's entourage
- The Obersalzberg area and the Berghof
- Architecture of the Third Reich
- The Führerhauptquartier (Hitler's headquarters)
- Other noteworthy books about Adolf Hitler
- Other noteworthy books about the Third Reich
SOURCE BOOKS / IMPORTANT INFORMATIVE RESOURCE | |
![]() By Harald Sandner 2430 pages - 4 tomes (German) Harald Sandner has spent more than 25 years researching the entire itinerary of Adolf Hitler during his life. This results in this definitive 2430 pages chronological compilation of each of his trips, means of transport, small and big actions, encounters, etc throughout the years. Needless to say, this incredible work is my main source of research. Thank you, Mr Sandner! |
![]() By Paul Bruppacher 1270 pages - 2 tomes (German) Mr Bruppacher gives us a very solid chronicle of the life of Adolf Hitler, from his birth until his death, with an almost daily account of his actions in parallel with the development of the National Socialist party. |
![]() By Ernst Klee 732 pages (German) Mr Klee has spent more that 25 years studying National Socialism and provides us with this ultimate who's who of the Third Reich, with more than 4300 names. An invaluable source for accurate information about the actors of this period. |
![]() By Robert Ley ~600 pages - 7 editions (German) |
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOKS ABOUT ADOLF HITLER | |
![]() By Heinrich Hoffmann 800 pages - 5 tomes (German) These 5 books are a 1979 reprint of some of the Hoffmann period photo books: Hitler abfeits vom alltags, Mit Hitler im Westen, Hitler in Böhmen-Mähren-Memel, Hitler in Polen, Hitler in seinen Bergen, Hitler befreit Sudetenland, Hitler holt die Saar heim, Hitler wie ihn keiner kennt, Hitler in seiner Heimat, Jugend um Hitler, Hitler baut Grossdeutschland |
![]() By H. van Capelle and A.P. van de Bovenkamp 527 pages (Dutch) This huge 527 pages (and several kilograms!) photo book in Dutch provides an interesting selection of photos (more than 1800), not only of Hitler, but also of places like the chancellery or the Berghof, and other key characters of the Third Reich. |
![]() By John Toland 205 pages (English) Although this little book contains a few mistakes (invented photo of "Eva meets Hitler for the first time", "Sight-seing in Paris" which in reality is in Vimy, Willi Kannenberg instead of Adolf Wagner on a caption, "Hitler and Max Wünsche visit a girl's school" on a picture inside the Berghof great hall), it’s a good general picture book of Hitler’s life. |
![]() 1939-1941, un aperçu photographique By Josef Charita and Jean-Louis Roba 256 pages (French) This photo book in French is an answer to a false statement from a biography claiming that "During the Second World War, Hitler strategized from his office, and never visited the front, his troops, a military hospital, or a bombed city." The book covers the 1939-1941 period, proving with many images that this statement is wrong. |
![]() By Heinrich Hoffmann 96 pages (German) Another Hoffmann photo book covering Hitler's 1938 trip to Italy. |
![]() By Horst-Pierre Bothien 128 pages (German) |
MEMOIRS FROM ADOLF HITLER'S DIRECT ENTOURAGE | |
![]() The memoirs of Hitler's photographer by Heinrich Hoffmann 259 pages (English) Heinrich Hoffmann was the main official photographer of Adolf Hitler, but also a close friend for many years. He describes their meeting and the years that followed, during which Hoffmann had the opportunity to take literally millions of photographs from many events, until his capture by the Americans at the end of the war, and the confiscation of all his belongings. |
![]() The memoirs of Hitler's childhood friend By August Kubizek 264 pages (English) August Kubizek met a 15 year old Adolf Hitler in 1904, their mutual passion for music created a strong bond. They shared an apartement in Vienna during a rough time in Hitler's life: he was not accepted in art school and had to survive as best as he could, he then disappeared without any trace. Kubizek did not meet his friend again in 30 years, until 1938. |
![]() The memoirs of Adolf Hitler's secretary By Christa Schroeder 208 pages (English) Christa Schroeder was one of the personal secretaries of Adolf Hitler from June 1933 until 20 April 1945. In these memoirs, she depicts her relationship with Hitler, and how he behaved with his entourage throughout the years. |
![]() By Hans Baur 243 pages (English) WWI ace pilot Hans Baur became Hitler's personal pilot at the start of his huge election campaign across Germany in 1932. Hitler was so satisfied with his service (after a terrible first flying experience in 1920) that he never let anyone else be his pilot until the end of the Second World war, when both men said goodbye in Berlin's bunker. |
![]() The memoirs of Adolf Hitler's valet By Heinz Linge 224 pages (English) Heinz Linge joined Hitler's elite bodyguard in 1933, and was chosen to serve as his valet after the outbreak of war in 1939. He describes Hitler's personality and his daily routine as a valet, and portrays the wartime and the decline of the Führer from the year 1940. |
![]() By Erich Kempka 180 pages (English) Erich Kempka joined Hitler's staff of drivers in 1932, and became Hitler's personal chauffeur in 1936 after the death of Julius Schreck. The most part of this short memoir details the last days of the Third Reich, and how Kempka was designated to be responsible for the burning of Hitler and Eva's bodies. |
![]() The memoirs of Hitler's bodyguard By Rochus Misch 254 pages (English) Heinz Linge joined Hitler's elite bodyguard in 1933, and was chosen to serve as his valet after the outbreak of war in 1939. He describes Hitler's personality and his daily routine as a valet, and portrays the wartime and the decline of the Führer from the year 1940. |
![]() By Otto Wagener 333 pages (English) These are the published memoirs written by Otto Wagener about Adolf Hitler and the Party's early history. Wagener was Adolf Hitler's party economist, chief of staff of the SA, he wrote his memoirs in 1946 while being held by the British. His work was not published until seven years after his death, in 1978 in German. |
![]() By Ernst Hanfstaengl 308 pages (English) Of American and German parentage, Ernst Hanfstaengl graduated from Harvard and ran the family business before returning to Germany in 1921. He heard of Hitler and became his foreign press secretary after his come to power. In 1937, relations with Hanfstaengl had deteriorated to such a degree that he was forced to flee to Switzerland. |
![]() By Julius Schaub 440 pages (German) Desc. |
![]() A firsthand account of Life with Hitler By Traudl Junge 261 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() The memoirs of Hitler's Luftwaffe adjutant 1937-1945 By Nicolaus Von Below 256 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() Memoirs of the Third Reich's press chief By Otto Dietrich 242 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() Bericht seines Architekten By Hermann Giesler 527 pages (German) Desc. |
![]() Accounts of Hitler's household staff By Karl Wilhelm Krause, Herbert Döhring, and Anna Plaim 230 pages (English) This compilation of 3 books is the first English translation of the memoirs written by Hitler's valet (Kammerdiener bei Hitler: Im Schatten der Macht), his housekeeper (Hitler's Hausverwalter), and a chambermaid (Bei Hitlers: Zimmermädchen Annas Erinnerungen). |
![]() Adjutant Ritterkreuzträger Reisemarschall By Fritz Darges 94 pages (German) Desc. |
![]() The memoirs of Paul Schmidt By Paul Schmidt 271 pages (English) |
ARCHITECTURE OF THE THIRD REICH: OBERSALZBERG AREA AND THE BERGHOF | |
![]() A guide to Third Reich sites in the Berchtesgaden and Obersalzberg area By Geoffrey R. Walden 160 pages (English) Here is a great book for anyone willing to visit the Obersalzberg and Berchtesgaden area nowadays, the author explains the history of the different sites, with "then and now" photos and tips for visitors. |
![]() Hitlers verborgenes Machtzentrum By H. van Capelle and A.P. van de Bovenkamp 239 pages (German) This is a photo book that is partially about the Berghof, and partially with an history background on important events. |
![]() Zeitgeschichte in Farbe By Arndt Verlag 155 pages (German) This photo book specializes in big color photos, not only of the Berghof, but also portraits of some of its visitors, giving a small who's who of the period. |
![]() By Silvia Fabritius 120 pages (English) Nice little photo compilation of various events and characters at the Berghof. |
![]() Die Geschichte eines Berges von Judith Platter bis heute By Josef Geiss 168 pages (German - English version available) This is a nice little history book about the Obersalzerg area, from Mauritia Mayer and Judith Platter, who were the first to invest on real estate on the Obersalzberg, to what the mountain has become nowadays. |
![]() By James Wilson 288 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() Photo documentation By Verlag A. Plenk 80 pages (German, English, French) Trilingual black and white photobook. |
![]() By Verlag A. Plenk 111 pages (German) History book of the Obersalzberg, with a few interesting maps and photos showing how the mountain changed throughout the years. |
![]() Führerkult und Heimatzerstörung am Obersalzberg By Ulrich Chaussy and Christoph Püschner 248 pages (German) desc. |
![]() Brennpunkt der Zeitgeschichte By Ferdinand Schaffing 272 pages (German) Desc. |
![]() With perceptions by Paula Hitler, Johann Langwieder, Hans Baur By J.C. Boone 212 pages (English) |
ARCHITECTURE OF THE THIRD REICH | |
![]() By Léon Krier 245 pages (French/English) This is a great and beautiful book for anyone interested in the architecture of the Third Reich and the works of Albert Speer, a lot of photos and plans illustrate the bilingual text. |
![]() By Ray and Josephine Cowdery 125 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() A palace to last a thousand years By Ronald Pawly 192 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() By Despina Stratigakos 373 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() By Andrew Rawson 192 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() By James Wilson 174 pages (English) |
THE FÜHRERHAUPTQUARTIER | |
![]() Hitler en Belgique et en France, mai-juin 1940 By René Mathot 321 pages (French) Desc. |
![]() Inside Hitler's east Prussian HQ By Ian Baxter 158 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() Rare photographs from wartime archives By Ian Baxter 199 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() By Gerhard Buck 176 pages (German) Desc. |
![]() Etude sur le Wolfsschlucht II By Didier Ledé 123 pages (French) |
OTHER NOTEWORTHY BOOKS ABOUT ADOLF HITLER | |
![]() By Werner Masser 390 pages (English) This book contains a lot of letters and documents in facsimile (handwritten or dictated and typed), followed by their translation and the author's comments. It also includes some of Hitler's drawings and a few photographs. Nice material for original documents and graphology material. |
![]() The books that shaped his life By Timothy W. Ryback 278 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() The Führer's hidden passion By Bill Niven 295 pages (English) Desc. |
![]() By Frederic Spotts 456 pages (English) Desc. |