With Hitler and Mussolini (eBook)

Memoirs of a Nazi Interpreter

Eugen Dollmann (Autor)

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2017
352 Seiten
Skyhorse Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-5107-1596-7 (ISBN)

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An insiders view of Hitler, Himmler, Heydrich, and Mussolini.In the years before World War II, Eugen Dollmann arrived in Rome on a scholarship, intending to write a history of the Catholic Church. Instead he joined the Nazi Party and became an interpreter to various members of the German and Italian Fascist hierarchy.In this capacity Dollmann attended the Munich Conference of 1938 and was present at most of the important meetings between Hitler and Mussolini, also witnessing many of the endless squabbles between Mussolinis son-in-law Galeazzo Ciano and Hitlers foreign secretary, Joachim von Ribbentrop. He interpreted for Heinrich Himmler during his visits to Rome and was, curiously for one of his temperament, appointed Obersturmfhrer in the Allgemeine SS. He played a considerable role in the surrender of the German Army in Italy, helping to prevent the execution of Hitlers scorched-earth orders.The book is full of piquant anecdotesHimmlers excavations for the legendary treasure of King Alaric; the visit of Reinhard Heydrich to the House of the Provinces, a brothel frequented by officers and men of means; Hitlers dread and annoyance at being piloted into his newly conquered Ukraine by Mussolinito mention only a few.Throughout, Dollmann makes no attempt to conceal or exonerate his association with the Nazis. With Hitler and Mussolini is a fascinating memoir filled with political intrigue, undercover activity, and insights into the biggest personalities connected to the Second World War.

Autor

Eugen Dollmann was born in 1900 in Ratisbon, Germany. He graduated as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Munich and continued his studies in the Vatican Library. After the war he wrote and translated books in both German and Italian. Dollmann died in 1985 in Munich, Germany.Gerhard Weinberg is the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of several books on World War II, including A World at Arms.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2017
• Vorwort: Gerhard L. Weinberg
• Zusatzinfo: 17 B&W photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Schlagworte: 1944 • Bamberger • books on bamberger • books on donald trump • books on franco • books on home armies • books on il duces • books on infantry divisions • books on military historians • books on mori • books on munich • books on occupation forces • books on poles • books on political environments • books on richie • books on ridley • books on soviet unions • books on volume deals books on military terms • books on warsaw uprisings • books on world wars • brave people • braving people • Chancellery • Civilians • dictator • Donald Trump • English-language literature • Fascist Italy • fascist party • franco ridley • german forces • Germans • home army • il duce • infantry division • Italian Fascism • italian people • kakutani • Kershaw • Mein Kampf • military aspects • military historian • military terms • MORI • Munich • Mussolini • niemoeller • occupation force • Pareto • Poland • Poles • Polish people • polish resistance • Political Environment • Putsch • Rachele • Red Army • Reich • Richie • Soviets • Soviet Union • Stalin • subsequent research • Ulrich • Volker • volume deals • warsaw uprising • Wladyslaw • World War
• ISBN-10: 1-5107-1596-7 / 1510715967
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5107-1596-7 / 9781510715967