The Man Who Invented Hitler: The Making of the Fuhrer - Hardcover

Lewis, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0755311485 ISBN 13: 9780755311484

Verlag: Headline, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

As a soldier in the first World War, Adolf Hitler never rose above the rank of lance corporal, and before that, he had been an impoverished drifter. Yet within months of the warÂ's end, he had embarked on a path that was to lead Europe into years of conflict, terror, and the Holocaust. In The Man Who Invented Hitler, David Lewis pinpoints what he believes were the key events in his transformation. He documents the fact that Hitler emerged from the war with hysterical blindness, not blindness from mustard gas poisoning, as commonly believed. Hitler was treated by the controversial psychiatrist Edmund Forster, whose methods included telling patients that only the strength of their will and personality could bring them recovery. Once Hitler found that by sheer will he could cure his own blindness, the next step was obvious to him.; 336 pages; Description: xii, 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-328) and index. Subjects: Forster, Edmund, 1878-1933. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 --Psychology. Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 --Mental health. Psychiatrists --Germany --Biography. War neuroses --Treatment --Germany --History --20th century.

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Críticas:

A stimulating addition to the debate about Hitler's mental state (John Crossland, Sunday Times)

A fascinating new book (A.N.Wilson, Evening Standard)

Reseña del editor:

Throughout the First World War, Hitler never rose above the rank of lance corporal, and beforehand had been an impoverished drifter. Yet within a few months of the end of the war, he had embarked on the path that was to lead Europe into years of war, terror and the Holocaust. What changed him?

In this remarkable new book, David Lewis pinpoints the key events in this transformation. He proves how Hitler emerged from the war with hysterical blindness, not blindness from mustard-gas poisoning as previously believed. He was treated by the controversial psychiatrist Edmund Forster, whose methods included telling patients how only the strength of their will and personality could bring them to recovery. Once Hitler found that by sheer will he could cure his own blindness, the next step was obvious to him...

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• Verlag: Headline
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0755311485
• ISBN 13: 9780755311484
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352