This is the first fully-digitized edition of the
original translation of this book, published in the Third Reich before the
WWII.
Written by Adolf Hitler’s chief of press in 1934, this
book details the three tumultuous election campaign years from 1930 through to
the coming to power of the NSDAP in January 1933. The author formed part of
Hitler’s inner circle and campaign staff during this period - which included
six full elections in two-and-a-half years-and later went on to become the
chancellor’s personal press officer. Starting with a short backgrounder of the
growth of the National Socialist party, Dietrich then springs into a vivid
description of the exhausting and intense electoral campaigns. Many fascinating
details are included, such as Hitler’s hectic speaking schedule, and his
ground-breaking - and sometimes highly dangerous-innovation of flying to
meetings up and down the country. Hitler’s schedule, Dietrich recalled, was so
intense that his entourage had trouble keeping up with him.
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