Summary
In this groundbreaking biography, German historian Heike B. Görtemaker delves into the startlingly neglected historical truth about Adolf Hitler's mistress. More than just the vapid blonde of popular cliché, Eva Braun was a capricious but uncompromising, fiercely loyal companion to Hitler; theirs... Full description
- Pt. 1: The meeting. Heinrich Hoffmann's studio ; Munich after the First World War ; The Braun family ; Rise to power at Hitler's side
- Pt. 2: Contrasting worlds. Women in National Socialism ; The myth of the Führer, or, Herr Hitler in private ; The mistress and the inner circle ; Life on the Obersalzberg
- Pt. 3: Downfall. Isolation during the war ; The events of July 20, 1944, and their aftermath ; The decision for Berlin ; After death.