
Hitler
The Memoir of a Nazi Insider Who Turned Against the Fuhrer
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Robin Sachs
An intimate friend of Adolf Hitler’s who turned against him during the Nazi rise to power delves into the character of one of history’s most evil dictators.
Of American and German parentage, Ernst Hanfstaengl graduated from Harvard and ran the family business in New York for a dozen years before returning to Germany in 1921. By chance he heard a then little-known Adolf Hitler speaking in a Munich beer hall and, mesmerized by his extraordinary oratorical power, was convinced the man would some day come to power. As Hitler’s fanatical theories and ideas hardened, however, he surrounded himself with rabid extremists such as Goering, Hess, and Goebbels, and Hanfstaengl became estranged from him. But with the Nazi’s major unexpected political triumph in 1930, Hitler became a national figure, and he invited Hanfstaengl to be his foreign press secretary. It is from this unique insider’s position that the author provides a vivid, intimate view of Hitler - with his neuroses, repressions, and growing megalomania - over the next several years.
In 1937, four years after Hitler came to power, relations between Hanfstaengl and the Nazis had deteriorated to such a degree that he was forced to flee for his life, escaping to Switzerland. Here is a portrait of Hitler as you’ve rarely seen him.
©1957, 2011 Ernst Hanfstaengl. Introduction copyright c. 1994, 2011 by John Toland. Afterword copyright c. 1994, 2011 by Egon Hanfstaengl (P)2012 Audible, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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All tyrants start somewhere. The most infamously diabolical tyrant of the modern age was Adolf Hitler. Ernst Hanfstaengl seeks to share his experiences from within Hitler's inner circle. Ernst describes his first meeting of the outspoken orator named Adolf in 1921, through his firsthand accounts of Hitler's rise to power as Fuhrer and the eventual betrayal that led to his fleeing from Germany as the Nazi party turned again him. It is not very often that such looming and reviled characters from history are able to be represented in a frank manner, but performer Robin Sachs brings a great urgency and realism to Mr. Hanfstaengl's work in Hitler: The Memoir of a Nazi Who Turned Against the Fuhrer.
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the narration is excellently done. It never seemed dry or boring; a true accomplishment for a first person, historical account.
An unique perspective
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Love Putzi!
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He contradicts himself a lot
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Excellent look into the rise of Nazism
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Differnt View of Hilter
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A fascinating memoir!
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Overall I give this 5/5, it's a really interesting read involving lots of unlikeable people all vowing for Hitler's attention and approval, all told from a totally new point of view. The book is never boring and even if you've read hundreds of WW2 books, like myself, you're still going to learn something new.
Narration was fine. I always list at 1.25x or faster, and at that speed the narration was quite good.
Interesting
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Ernst "Putzi" Hanfstaengl was a high ranking nazi.
His wife Helene was a nazi who as legend goes, stopped Hitler from committing suicide.
Knowing these facts are very important when listening to this book.
When he wrote this book in 1957, the reader can tell that the author is still in love with Hitler. He goes into numerous stories of how smart and literate Hitler was. ( It is at this part Im reminded of Mel's Brooks play 'Springtime For Hitler' in his movie The Producers)
Once you get off the topic of Hitler and he starts describing his inter reactions with other party members does this book actually shine. Ernst's description of Geli Raubal (Hitler's niece with whom it is specualded he had a sexual relationship with) is one of the high points of the book and I actually wish more stories had been included. Ernst also had very little respect for Eva Braun. Ernst lays out numerous examples of why he believes Hitler may have been homosexual.
Ernst's biggest hatreds turned out to be against two of Hitlers most trusted followers, Joseph Goebbles and Alfred Rosenberg. He tries to blame these two people for poisoning his poor Furher's mind. This hatred probably was the main reason for Ernst's fall from grace
I always enjoy books from people who were the actual participants but Im always cautious as to people who write books in an effort to rehabilitate their names.
I really didnt like Albert Spear's book.
I definately didnt like James Duffy's book where he tries to rehabilitate Charles Lindburgh
In Putzi's case, i make a SMALL exception. There is an element of honesty that comes thru on certain topics and for this i give it 3 stars.
The book is easy to listen to and if you had an extra credit lying around, you could use it here.
Once a Nazi, always a Nazi
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