Adolf Hitler a war hero? Anything but, said first world war comrades
Unpublished letters and diaries from List regiment soldiers portray Hitler as a loner, an object of ridicule and 'a rear area pig'
Adolf Hitler's rabid antisemitism and virulent nationalism were not directly prompted by his experiences on the western front in the first world war, historical research suggests.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 16 August, 2010
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