I'm torn about this one.

It was somewhat interesting to read, but the author is so detached, that he could be writing fiction.

There is absolutely no insight into Hitler or his inner circle, it's strictly an auto-biography of Hitler's bodyguard and telephone operator. I'm glad I took the time to read the preface. It explains some of the issues I had with this book.

It's hard to imagine that someone is so detached from their own life, as well as either incredibly stupid, or just super naive. But....I know Germans, so I believe he was just doing what he was told, minded his own business, and never questioned or thought to pry.

Still, leaves the reader without any new insights, or even any new impressions. For someone who saw "the boss" daily for 5 years I thought there would be a little bit more, actually, a whole lot more. ( )

I'm torn about this one.

It was somewhat interesting to read, but the author is so detached, that he could be writing fiction.

There is absolutely no insight into Hitler or his inner circle, it's strictly an auto-biography of Hitler's bodyguard and telephone operator. I'm glad I took the time to read the preface. It explains some of the issues I had with this book.

It's hard to imagine that someone is so detached from their own life, as well as either incredibly stupid, or just super naive. But....I know Germans, so I believe he was just doing what he was told, minded his own business, and never questioned or thought to pry.

Still, leaves the reader without any new insights, or even any new impressions. For someone who saw "the boss" daily for 5 years I thought there would be a little bit more, actually, a whole lot more. ( )

I'm torn about this one.

It was somewhat interesting to read, but the author is so detached, that he could be writing fiction.

There is absolutely no insight into Hitler or his inner circle, it's strictly an auto-biography of Hitler's bodyguard and telephone operator. I'm glad I took the time to read the preface. It explains some of the issues I had with this book.

It's hard to imagine that someone is so detached from their own life, as well as either incredibly stupid, or just super naive. But....I know Germans, so I believe he was just doing what he was told, minded his own business, and never questioned or thought to pry.

Still, leaves the reader without any new insights, or even any new impressions. For someone who saw "the boss" daily for 5 years I thought there would be a little bit more, actually, a whole lot more. ( )

Rochus Misch gives a very realistic account of his time as Hitler's telephonist in the Wolf's Lair and Fuhrerbunker. Lots of small personal details that won't come up in other larger-scope books on Hitler and the Nazi regime on Hitler, his staff, and trusted confidantes. Definitely worth a read for anyone with an interest in studying the Third Reich or World War II. ( )

Un narration intéressante du mode de vie du Führer, assez ascétique d'après Misch, qui n'était pas un nazi fanatique et dont la femme était issue d'une famille socialiste. Deux souvenirs apportent une pierre dans la grande histoire de la guerre :
- la première est que le voyage surprise de Hess en Angleterre, en mai 1941, fut, d'après le témoignage du valet du cacique nazi, une action personnelle, faite à l'insu du Führer.
- la seconde est qu'Hitler aurait changé d'avis quant à la stratégie à tenir dans Stalingrad. Von Paulus, commandant de la 6eme armée était pour une tentative de sortie de la ville, mais le Führer écouta Göring, qui lui certifia que comme à Demiansk, 10 mois plus tôt, la Luftwaffe pouvait ravitailler les armées encerclées !
Un livre-témoignage intéressant d'un des proches d'Hitler, qui démythifie l'homme politique en décrivant la vie assez routinière d'Adolf ! ( )