Book · 1999 · Austria
Explaining Hitler
The Search for the Origins of His Evil
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In his 1998 book Explaining Hitler, journalist and historian Ron Rosenbaum turned to the table talk records several times in his attempt to understand, in essence, how bouncing baby Adolf turned into the genocidal warlord we all know and hate.
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The best things said about it
And if you if you actually have if if you are someone with like an an actual intellectual curiosity and when Hitler went bad there's a good book called explaining Hitler with just like his baby picture is like the cover of the book.
The ones I consider probably the two best, John Tottland's and Ian Kershaw's as well as a great book called Explaining Hitler that's like a synthesis of a bunch of different biographies.
I'm going to quote now from the fantastic book Explaining Hitler. After his first wife died, developments in the Aloway Hitler household began to take on the appearance of a maimed French farce.
Why people recommend it
Explaining Hitler by Ron Rosenbaum is a critical analysis that examines the various psychological, historical, and biographical attempts to understand Adolf Hitler's life and the origins of the Holocaust. Robert Evans recommended the book on Behind the Bastards for listeners with genuine intellectual curiosity, describing it alongside works by John Toland and Ian Kershaw as a top-tier synthesis of biographical material. Evans utilized Rosenbaum's book to explore how historians and journalists have grappled with the transformation of Hitler into a genocidal dictator, citing its discussions of Hitler's recorded table talk and interpretations of his public and private remarks. The book also provided crucial narrative framework for specific personal accounts examined on the podcast, such as the recollections of Mimi Reiter regarding her personal encounters and relationships with Hitler across various decades. By drawing on Rosenbaum's thorough synthesis, Evans was able to present a nuanced, well-documented investigation into the dictator's personal life and the historiographical challenges inherent in studying one of history's most infamous figures.
Every mention
Robert Evans uh the ones I consider probably the two best, John Tottland's and uh Ian Kershaw's as well as a great book… 10
“In his 1998 book Explaining Hitler, journalist and historian Ron Rosenbaum turned to the table talk records several times in his attempt to understand, in essence, how bouncing baby Adolf turned into the genocidal warlord we all know and hate.”
“I'm going to quote again from Explaining Hitler. Yeah. This, Dawidowicz suggests, is an inside joke for party members who know the secret meeting, that in fact they do begrudge, they are dedicated to eradicating the Jews' existence.”
“And if you if you actually have if if you are someone with like an an actual intellectual curiosity and when Hitler went bad there's a good book called explaining Hitler with just like his baby picture is like the cover of the book.”
“Mimi later talked to interviewers and I'm going to quote uh the the book explaining Hitler's kind of the way it put together her recollection of how Hitler flirted with her during this period.”
“What happened next is just so strange that I I'm I'm going to read explaining Hitler's description cuz it's it's it's weird. Quote, Hitler is overcome thinking of his own mother, moved by something he did not want to tell me.”
“So, while Hitler's living with and banging his niece, uh Mimi Reader comes, you know, into town. She'd married a guy in the intervening years, but dumped him, you know, a little bit in and basically traveled to Munich for a Hitler booty call.”
“I'm going to quote from explaining Hitler's write up of Mimi's recollections. Quote, "Once again, the relationship came to life. Once again, he asked her to stay with him as his lover. She insists she will not be part of an illicit relationship.”
“uh the ones I consider probably the two best, John Tottland's and uh Ian Kershaw's as well as a great book called Explaining Hitler that's like a synthesis of a bunch of different biographies.”
“So, when his first wife died, Allows got her money and married Franciscaca. Uh, I'm going to quote now from the fantastic book explaining Hitler. After his first wife died, developments in the Aloway Hitler household began to take on the appearance of a maimed French farce.”
“So to make things even creepier, according to Ron Rosenbounds explaining Hitler, quote, "Even after the Vatican granted the dispensation, Clara continued to call her new husband what she called him when she was still his maid mistress, uncle."”
