"Hitler's War" is David Irving's most famous work, a biography of Adolf Hitler based on private diaries and personal interviews. It remains a controversial work, often criticized for its historical inaccuracies and revisionist interpretations. The book attempts to portray Hitler as a strategic military leader rather than a purely ideological fanatic.
Published initially in 1967, "Hitler's War" quickly became a bestseller, though it has faced considerable criticism and legal challenges over the years. The book covers Hitler's life and career, focusing heavily on his military decisions during World War II. It has been downplayed in Germany due to its controversial content.
Irving's diaries frequently mention "Hitler's War" in the context of sales, revisions, and reader feedback. Ernst van Dijk references the book in relation to "Deutschland im Visier Stalins" in 2019. Udo Walendy's book, "Who Started World War II," is compared to "The Forced War" and "Hitler's War" in 2019, noting similarities in their diplomatic/political history approach. In 2022, someone found a "mountain of anti-Nazi, anti-Hitler statements" within the Goebbels book, questioning how anyone could conclude Irving was pro-Hitler based on it. A reader in 2021 found Padfield's book "Hess, Hitler, and Churchill" more digestible than "Hitler's War." In 2023, Irving mentions completing editing of Volume III and will turn it over to the U.K printers, for which they will ask him for half the payment in advance.
* Based on Hitler's personal diaries and interviews. * First published in 1967. * Controversial and subject to criticism. * Available for purchase through Irving Books.
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