The death of Hitler

It is one of the most enduring mysteries of the twentieth century: how, exactly, Adolf Hitler died and what happened to his remains. With access to the Russians' Hitler Archive, this book reveals not only what happened after the Russians captured Hitler's bunker but also why the Soviets felt the details of his death had to be suppressed.

• Titre : The death of Hitler
• Author : Ada Petrova and Peter Watson
• ISBN-13 : 9780393315431
• Publisher : Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
• Publication date : 28/03/2007

Editorial Reviews - Publishers Weekly

Drawing on evidence the Russians kept secret for decades, this book looks at Hitler's last days in the bunker. (Sept.)

Fewer Reviews - From Barnes & Noble

For the past 50 years, the truth has been repressed about one of the most enduring mysteries of our time: how exactly Adolf Hitler died on April 30, 1945, and what happened to his remains. Now, the authors have tapped into the Russians' hitherto unseen Hitler Archive to reveal what wen on in Berlin in May 1945 after the Russians captured the bunker in which Hitler and his entourage spend their last days. They explain how and why Hitler's body and those of Eva Braun and the Goebbels family were secretly buried in Magdeburg, East Germany, and finally disinterred and cremated in 1970. Including photographs from Hitler's private album and 36 watercolors painted by Hitler and stored in the bunker, the book explores authentic forensic evidence to revel once and for all the exact manner of Hitler's death. Black-and-white and color photos.

Meet the Author

Ada Petrova is an award-winning Russian television journalist who lives in Moscow. Peter Watson is a columnist for the London Observer and the author of four novels and five books of nonfiction, including a biography of Rudolf Nureyev. He lives in London.