The Death of Hitler

The Final Word on the Ultimate Cold Case: The Search for Hitler's Body

Author: Lana Parshina, Shaun Whiteside and Jean-Christophe Brisard

A dramatic and revelatory new account of the final days in Hitler's bunker, based on new access to previously unseen Soviet archives.

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Summary

A dramatic and revelatory new account of the final days in Hitler's bunker, based on new access to previously unseen Soviet archives.

Description

After two years of nonstop negotiations with the Russian authorities, Jean-Christophe Brisard and Lana Parshina were granted access to secret files detailing the Soviets' incredible hunt to recover Hitler's body: the layout of the bunker, plans for escaping, eyewitness accounts of the Fuhrer's final days, and human remains-a bit of skull with traces of the lethal bullet and a fragment of jaw bone. For the first time, the skull, teeth and other elements were analysed by a medical examiner with modern equipment. The authors use these never before seen documents to reconstruct the events in fascinating new detail.

Critic Reviews

“A thrilling investigation - L ExpressThe text holds onto its historical thriller qualities and makes for a gripping read - Le MondeOrchestrated like a spy novel, this fascinating piece of work weaves the highs and lows of the journalists's investigation with an edge-of-your-seat tale of Adolf Hitler's last days - Journal Du DimancheAn 'event book' which sheds light on the last mysteries surrounding the death-by-suicide of the Nazi leader - L'Obs”

A thrilling investigation - L Express

The text holds onto its historical thriller qualities and makes for a gripping read - Le Monde

Orchestrated like a spy novel, this fascinating piece of work weaves the highs and lows of the journalists's investigation with an edge-of-your-seat tale of Adolf Hitler's last days - Journal Du Dimanche

An 'event book' which sheds light on the last mysteries surrounding the death-by-suicide of the Nazi leader - L'Obs

About the Author

Internationalcorrespondent Jean-Christophe Brisard has made a number ofdocumentaries on geopolitical subjects and dictatorships. He is the author ofseveral books, including Enfants de dictateurs (First Histoire,2014).

LanaParshina is atranslator and film-maker. She was born and educated in Moscow. Her credits asa filmmaker include a documentary on Stalin's daughter in 2008 and TheSinger who Fell in 2015. She produces and directs film for televisionand cinema.