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Inside Hitler's Bunker: The Last Days of the Third Reich
Fest describes in riveting detail the final weeks of the war, from the desperate battles that raged night and day in the ruins of Berlin, fought by boys and old men, to the growing paranoia that marked Hitler’s mental state, to his suicide and the efforts of his loyal aides to destroy his body before the advancing Russian armies reached Berlin. Inside Hitler’s Bunker combi...more
Paperback, 208 pages
Published
March 15th 2005
by Picador
(first published January 1st 2002)
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หนังสือเล่มนี้คือต้นฉบับของภาพยนตร์ Downfall (Der Untergang) ที่สำหรับผมถือว่าเป็น 1 ใน 3 หนังสงครามที่ดีที่สุดที่เคยดูมา
เรื่องราวในหนังสือเล่าถึงช่วงเวลาสุดท้ายในชีวิตของอดอล์ฟ ฮิตเลอร์ภายในบังเกอร์ซ่อนตัวกลางกรุงเบอร์ลิน ในช่วงปี 1945 ช่วงเวลาท้ายสุดของสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 ที่อาณาจักรไรซ์ที่สามกำลังจะพ่ายแพ้ให้แก่ฝ่ายพันธมิตรซึ่งนำโดยกองกำลังสหภาพโซเวียตเข้าล้อมกรุงเบอร์ลิน ข้างฝ่ายเยอรมันแทบไม่เหลือกองกำลังในการป้องกัน และทำได้เพียงแต่รอหายนะที่จะมาถึงอยู่ในบังเกอร์อย่างช้าๆ
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เรื่องราวในหนังสือเล่าถึงช่วงเวลาสุดท้ายในชีวิตของอดอล์ฟ ฮิตเลอร์ภายในบังเกอร์ซ่อนตัวกลางกรุงเบอร์ลิน ในช่วงปี 1945 ช่วงเวลาท้ายสุดของสงครามโลกครั้งที่ 2 ที่อาณาจักรไรซ์ที่สามกำลังจะพ่ายแพ้ให้แก่ฝ่ายพันธมิตรซึ่งนำโดยกองกำลังสหภาพโซเวียตเข้าล้อมกรุงเบอร์ลิน ข้างฝ่ายเยอรมันแทบไม่เหลือกองกำลังในการป้องกัน และทำได้เพียงแต่รอหายนะที่จะมาถึงอยู่ในบังเกอร์อย่างช้าๆ
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I get a little nervous when a "history" book (at least, that was the section it was in) doesn't have any endnotes or footnotes. I get more than a little nervous when the explanation given by the author is essentially "lots of the accounts contradicted one another, so I didn't want to confuse you, the reader, by including citations".
Granted, the scene in Hitler's bunker in those final months of the war were confusing to say the least. But throw us history majors a bone here, Herr Fest. Much of t...more
Granted, the scene in Hitler's bunker in those final months of the war were confusing to say the least. But throw us history majors a bone here, Herr Fest. Much of t...more
Fascinating little read about the last days of Hitler's life. The book is smartly divided into four chronologically organized sections, each with a narrative detailing the "what" and a reflective summary trying to explain the "why." Fest presents an illuminating look at a man that morally doesn't deserve one's attention, but historically makes for fascinating content.
The book centers on the almost unbelievable turn of events in the last few weeks of the Third Reich: despite an absolutely epic c...more
The book centers on the almost unbelievable turn of events in the last few weeks of the Third Reich: despite an absolutely epic c...more
Poucos eventos da história do século XX terão tido um impacto dramático equivalente ao dos últimos dias do Terceiro Reich, na Primavera de 1945. Esta é uma vibrante reconstrução do período que antecedeu a queda de um dos mais infames regimes políticos da história recente, dando particular atenção à terrível Batalha de Berlim e à vida no bunker de Adolf Hitler, situado por baixo da Chancelaria do Reich.
Com uma prosa cativante, este livro narra como, totalmente indiferente ao destino dos seus sol...more
Com uma prosa cativante, este livro narra como, totalmente indiferente ao destino dos seus sol...more
I thought the movie "The Downfall" was excellent, so thought this book might be also, since the movie was partly based on this book. But the book was disappointing. For one thing, I felt like I had walked into a discussion already underway, with no one explaining the things you had missed. It assumed you already knew all the players involved, and the basic plot. Sometimes captions to pictures explained who some of the people were, but not others, and left you to guess which was which. For anothe...more
It’s a very well written book which details the last days of Hitler’s life and the surrender of Berlin and the Third Reich. It was April 1945 when the Soviet forces launched an offensive against Berlin, and it became apparent very quickly that the city had no means to repel it. The city and the Third Reich surrendered at the beginning of May 1945. Hitler was dead by then. He spent this time inside his bunker beneath the Reich Chancellery in Berlin where he tried to conduct a defensive and declin...more
Reading too many books about Hitler threatens to plant one in the demographic of middle aged American white guys who go to Pennsylvania wargame cons in full Waffen gear, then go home to have their wives put on dirndls and spank them. I am not a part of that demographic (...though I've played more rounds of Europe Engulfed than is probably healthy). This is for work. This. Is. For. Work.
So there are a few brands of German writing about the war. There's the Sebald-style, revisionist, it's-time-to...more
So there are a few brands of German writing about the war. There's the Sebald-style, revisionist, it's-time-to...more
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The war theme continues with this non-fictional account of the last days of Hitler. According to this book, Hitler merely revelled in destruction, and took more satisfaction from carnage, chaos and ultimate defeat than from any victory he managed to attain. Thus he chose death in the ruins of Berlin as a fitting end to his Wagnerian tragedy as opposed to death or capture in some foreign clime. It seems he could have escaped, but hung on to be the architect of his own destruction, in the way that...more
This book has a movie companion that follows it (movie version of the book) called "Down Fall" which is a German movie with English subtitles. Both the book and movie are quite good. The book, of course, has much more detail. It chronicles the frustrations of some of Hitler's generals and military staff as decisions that seemed to make little sense to them, while others followed couragiously despite what their military experience screamed at them. It gives you a good sense of how serious things...more
I find Impossible Germany to understand.
Unlikely Japan, more too.
"Impossible Germany
Unlikely Japan
Wherever you go
Wherever you land
I'll say what this means to me
I'll do what I can
Impossible Germany
Unlikely Japan
The fundamental problem
We all need to face
This is important
But I know you're not listening
No I know you're not listening
If this was still new to me
I wouldn't understand
Impossible Germany
Unlikely Japan
But this is what love is for
To be out of place
Gorgeous and alone
Face to face
With no large...more
Unlikely Japan, more too.
"Impossible Germany
Unlikely Japan
Wherever you go
Wherever you land
I'll say what this means to me
I'll do what I can
Impossible Germany
Unlikely Japan
The fundamental problem
We all need to face
This is important
But I know you're not listening
No I know you're not listening
If this was still new to me
I wouldn't understand
Impossible Germany
Unlikely Japan
But this is what love is for
To be out of place
Gorgeous and alone
Face to face
With no large...more
A comprehensive historical account of the last days of Hitler, informed by eyewitness testimony as well as documentation which became available in the years after the war. Creepy to read, but gives a good snapshot of the madness that took hold at the very end of the reich, and specifically how it unfolded in Hitler's bunker under the Reichschancellery. Good to read in parallel with The Last Days of Hitler (a 1946 book written close to the events, specifically dedicated to explaining what happene...more
Ok, I keep seeing countless reviews saying this, so let me just state once. THE MOVIE "Down Fall" IS NOT BASED ON THIS BOOK. I was actually in Germany when the movie came out (not to mention it actually says this on the DVD itself) and the movie is based on a book by Hitler's secretary Traudl Junge. The english title escapes me, but it is something like "Hitler's Last Secretary" or something like that. In German it is "Im Toten Winkel". If you type in her name the book will pop up.
This is the definitive history of Hitler's final days. It was written based on the eyewitness accounts of people that lived the events firsthand. Fest's book is an insightful and relevant study of this pivotal event in world history. He brings a human perspective to the insanity. A great stone has been overturned! Underneath, the death of National Socialism has finally been brought; haggard, blinking and bewildered, into the light of day.
Very good for anyone who is new to the subject or just wants an engaging summary of the "final days" of the Third Reich. However, you will find most of the same information plus more in a number of other books (including Fest's own "Hitler") so I wouldn't recommend it for those who have a deeper interest in World War 2 or Nazi Germany. Try Cornelius Ryan or Max Hastings's books on the topic instead.
Fest is goed, Fest is toonaangevend en kritisch, Fest is kwaliteit. Maar in 'De ondergang' is hij lui. Het gehele verhaal (of beter: de geschiedenis) steunt vooral op de verklaringen van Traudl Junge. Fest nam veel voor 'waar' aan. Dat is niet erg, alleen maakt het dit boekje zo wel zijn reputatie eentje met een paar kleine krassen. Fest had beter gekund.
Con la garantía de ser considerado uno de los mejores biógrafos de Hitler, Joachim Fest nos lleva de la mano hasta las entrañas del legendario bunker del Führer, con todos los horrores de la guerra y peor, de la derrota. Al fin alguien nos relata con detalle qué pasó en los días finales del líder del 3er. Reich.
Interesting read detailing the last days of Hitler and his staff in the underground bunker in Berlin. I appreciated the pace of the book. The author, Joachim Fest, provides a good background and understanding of Hitler and Nazi Germany.
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Describes the dreadful state of Berlin in the final weeks before its fall to the Soviets and Hitler's spiraling paranoia and mental decline that ultimately resulted in his suicide.
An interesting book but I think it suffered a bit in translation. But it does give a pretty clear picture of Hitler's mental and physical state in those last two weeks of his life. I feel this may have been done better by others.
For those who don't have the patience to read big books on WWII and the falling of the III Reich, this book is perfect to give you the info you need. Or then watch the excelent movie "Der Untergang" which is based upon this book
Fest describes in riveting detail the final weeks of the war, from the desperate battles that raged night and day in the ruins of Berlin, fought by boys and old men, to the growing paranoia that marked Hitler’s mental state, to his suicide and the efforts of his loyal aides to destroy his body before the advancing Russian armies reached Berlin. Inside Hitler’s Bunker combines meticulous research with spellbinding storytelling and sheds light on events that, for those who survived them, were noth...more
Very interesting to get into the "heads" of these people in their last days.
It really opens me up and makes me empathetic towards the Fuhrer.
Foi interessante ver um lado depressivo de Hitler, mais uma faceta de uma mente doentia.
An in-depth look at Hitler's final hours, including detailed descriptions of the bunker in which he committed suicide. Provides a lot of detail on his "final solution" as well, but only in clinical terms. It's chilling how blasé everyone involved was about the systematic extermination of so many millions of people. Still, an interesting read for those who enjoy historical war books.
It was not as hard to read as I thought. They were some very messed up people. Hitler's main regret that he was too benevolent and had compromised too much. I learned a lot. The part about Magda Goebels was really hard to read.
The definitive reconstruction of the final days in Hitler's Bunker - a history book that somehow manages to create the claustrophobia of those last days with pace and a thriller-like immediacy.
Great read -- And the movie is stunning:
http://www.amazon.com/Downfall-Bruno-...
http://www.amazon.com/Downfall-Bruno-...
May 20, 2013
Melissa H
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