The Rise of Hitler

Trevor Salisbury

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Year: 2015
• Print ISBN: 9781473822184
• eBook ISBN: 9781473854789
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military Biographies
• Index: History

In 1945, amidst the ruins of a bomb-damaged German home a tattered book, Deutschland Erwache, was recovered as a souvenir by a British soldier. This rare and invaluable primary resource now forms the basis of The Rise of Hitler Illustrated, which is a photographic record of Hitlers' rise to power from when he was born in 1889, as he took over the hearts and minds of the German people, and his eventual arrival at the top.The original book is typical of the propaganda of the time, with the obvious non-critical acceptance of everything that Adolf Hitler was and what he stood for. It attempts to present him as a peaceloving man, who wanted nothing other than quiet in his 'beloved Alps', who dearly loved children and was kind to all. But as we all know, the truth was completely different. He was a man who, despite his unbounded evilness, was able to assert limitless power over a nation before creating maximum misery for millions.When found, the original book was divest of its cover and all the worse for wear, but Trevor Salisbury has gone to every effort to salvage some of the images, the result a fresh and new perspective that sheds light on Hitler's control of Germany. It is a welcome addition to Pen & Sword's highly acclaimed Images of War series.

DEUTSCHLAND ERWACHE!

Germany Awake!

THE RISE OF HITLER

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Die „Peitsche“. Mit großer Empörung haben die feindlichen Blätter gemeldet, daß Hitler immer eine Reitpeitsche bei sich führt. In Wirklichkeit handelt es sich immer um eine Hundepeitsche, die der Führer heute noch zur Erinnerung an die Zeit trägt, da ihm jede Waffe verboten war. Damals war die Peitsche sein einziger Schutz…

The ‘whip’. The opposition papers reported with much contempt that Hitler always has a riding whip with him. This is really a dog whip which the Führer only has with him as a reminder of the time during which he was banned from carrying any type of weapon whatsoever. The whip was his only means of protection at the time…

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Das Geburtshaus in Braunau am Inn. Hier erblickte Adolf Hitler am 20. April 1889 das Licht der Welt.

His place of birth in Braunau am Inn. This is where Adolf Hitler came into the world on 20 April 1889.

Hitlers Mutter. Diese abgegriffene Photographie trug der Führer während des ganzen Krieges im Brustbeutel über seinem Herzen. Sie war der Talisman seines jahrelangen Kampfes und ist heute noch sein kostbarster Besitz. Hitler sagt, daß er zweimal in seinem Leben geweint habe: am Grabe seiner Mutter und beim Ausbruch der Revolution, als er blind and hilflos von der Zerstörung des Werkes der deutschen Frontsoldaten hörte, dem auch seine Lebensarbeit gegolten hätte…

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Hitler´s mother. Hitler had this worn photograph in a neck pouch over his heart throughout the entire war. It was his talisman throughout his fight of many years and is still his most precious possession. Hitler says that he has died twice in his lifetime: beside his mother´s grave and when the revolution broke out, he feeling blind and helpless in the face of the destruction of the work carried out by the German front-line soldiers, this also having been his life´s work…

Hitlers Vater war österreichischer Zollbeamter. Über seinen Vater als Erzieher schreibt Hitler: „… er legte, wenn auch gänzlich unbe-wußt, die Keime für eine Zukunft, die damals weder er noch ich begriffen hatte.“

Hitler´s father was an Austrian customs officer. Hitler wrote the following about the role played by his father in his upbringing: ‘…without being aware of it, he laid the foundation for a future that neither he nor I have understood’.

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Sein erstes Bild.

The first photograph showing him.

In der Schule. „Der kleine Rädelsführer“ – so bezeichnet sich Hitler selbst in seinem Buch, wenn er über seine ersten Entwicklungsjahre schreibt. Der kleine Adolf Hitler (oberste Reihe, Mitte) mit seinen Klassenkameraden.

At school. ‘The small ringleader’ – this is how Hitler referred to himself in his book when he wrote about his adolescence. The small Adolf Hitler (in the centre of the top row) with his fellow classmates.

Another class photograph with young Hitler at the back again looking defiant.

…Es war ihm nie vergönnt, diesem Beruf nachzugehen. Aber er wurde zum Baumeister eines neuen Volkes.

…He was prevented from practising this profession but he was to become the architect of a new people.

Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich. Water colour by Adolf Hitler.

Flower Blossom Study. Water colour by Adolf Hitler.

Perchtoldsdorg Castle and Church. Water colour by Adolf Hitler.

Bridge with Towers. Sketch by Adolf Hitler.

Der Anbruch einer neuen Zeit. Eine vieltausendköpfige Menge singt am 2. August 1914 auf dem Odeonsplatz in München „Die Wacht am Rhein“. Mitten im Volk steht einer, den keiner kennt, dessen Namen aber zehn Jahre später ganz Deutschland kennen lernte: Adolf Hitler. „So, wie wohl für jeden Deutschen, begann nun auch für mich die unvergeßlichste und größte Zeit meines irdischen Lebens“, schreibt der Führer...

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Introduction
• Part One: Birth to The Great War
• Part Two: Service on the Western Front
• Part Three: Revolution and Birth of the NSDAP
• Part Four: Captivating an Entire Nation
• Part Five: On his way to the Top
• Part Six: Arrival at the Top