The Hitler I Knew (1957) By Otto Dietrich (Hitler's Press Chief from 1933 -1945)
 
"Up to the last moment, his overwhelming, despotic authority aroused false hopes and deceived his people and his entourage. Only at the end, when I watched the inglorious collapse and the obstinacy of his final downfall, was I able suddenly to fit together the bits of mosaic I had been amassing for twelve years into a complete picture of his opaque and sphinxlike personality. If my contemporaries fail to understand me, those who came after will surely profit from this account." -Otto Dietrich.
 
When Otto Dietrich was invited in 1933 to become Adolf Hitler's press chief, he accepted with the simple uncritical conviction that Adolf Hitler was a great man, dedicated to promoting peace and welfare for the German people. At the end of the war, imprisoned and disillusioned, Otto Dietrich sat down to write what he had seen and heard in twelve years of the closest association with Hitler, requesting that it be published after his death.
 
Dietrich's role placed him in a privileged position. He was hired by Hitler in 1933, was his confidant until 1945, and he worked-and clashed-with Joseph Goebbels. His direct, personal experience of life at the heat of the Reich makes for compelling reading.
 
Translated by Richard & Clare Winston. 1st German printing 1955. Otto Dietrich was the press secretary from the years 1933 to 1945. The book talks about his rise to power and all his ambitions and failures. Dietrich is not making Hitler a great person but a man who could make others do his bidding. An interesting research book on The Third Reich. 
 
First British Edition
 
Hard Cover with Dust Jacket
277 Pages 
In Good Condition