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Back in the 1930’s people generally thought the swastika symbolized a forward looking movement in Germany. They even thought it might be good for all of Europe, especially in the aftermath of the Great War. That’s why the character in… Continue Reading →

In the 1939 movie “The Women”, which wasn’t at all political, there is a casual reference to Hitler. It’s fascinating because it shows how he was regarded in the 30’s as faraway as America. One of the characters says she… Continue Reading →

Hitler’s kidnapping of the little girl, Thomasina Edwina Ware, is observed througout the novel from the point of view of Dora, Lady Ware. Lady Ware and her husband are buffeted about by Hitler’s doings and the doings of his chief… Continue Reading →

Hitler’s not exactly the type to bring to mind a father figure image, though he did like to hear himself called “mein Fuhrer” and gave out marital counseling advice and liked to matchmake. He did pose with various real little… Continue Reading →

Captive In The Berghof was originally book 3 in a 4 book series. First of all we had King Abdullah’s Tomb, which was originally entitled Those Who Dream By Day. Book two was called In the Shadow Of The Sphinx…. Continue Reading →

Hitler knows what he wants, and he wants the Lawrence maps. They are cartographic gems drawn by the late Lawrence of Arabia that explain how to take and defend every major position in the Middle East. Hitler can’t do without… Continue Reading →

Part of the reason I wrote Captive At The Berghof was to make Hitler more than a two dimensional “carpet eater” who foams at the mouth and rants and raves. Instead I picture him as an astute and clever politician… Continue Reading →

The exhibit on Hitler and the Germans has been extended for 3 more weeks in February in Berlin. It had record attendance.

Hitler and the Germans faced a demographic crisis in the 1930’s. Germany today still faces a demographic crisis that continues. This issue was dealt with by former banker Thilo Sarrazin in his book Germany Abolishes Itself, Deutschland Schafft Sich Ab…. Continue Reading →

On October 25, 2010, sixty-five years after the end of World War II, the German government released a 900-page report about the role of the German Foreign Ministry during the Nazi era. The report was commissioned in 2005 by former… Continue Reading →