{"product_id":"the-long-death-of-adolf-hitler-an-investigative-history-hardcover","title":"The Long Death of Adolf Hitler: An Investigative History - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCaroline Sharples\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating exploration of why Hitler's death was only confirmed in 2018\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Adolf Hitler has taken a long time to die, despite the lethal efficiency of the gun he put to his head in April 1945. Although eagerly anticipated around the world, there were no available witnesses to his suicide--and his corpse was not put on display. This created the perfect vacuum for myth and survival legends, while rival intelligence agencies and propaganda further confounded the investigations of successive historians. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Caroline Sharples explores the aftermath of events at the Führerbunker in the first cultural account of this decisive yet elusive moment. Hitler's death was widely anticipated, and the news elicited a huge range of emotions as governments and secret services scrambled to verify what they heard. The search for proof of death led to an outpouring of conspiratorial thinking, and the final moments of Hitler's life have been reimagined ever since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is an intriguing, unsettling account of a historical event we all think we know--and a sophisticated examination of how history is written.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaroline Sharples\u003c\/b\u003e is senior lecturer in history at the University of Roehampton. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWest Germans and the Nazi Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePostwar Germany and the Holocaust\u003c\/i\u003e, the latter of which was nominated for the 2017 Yad Vashem International Book Prize for Holocaust Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51990957981997,"sku":"9780300284911","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/pnCUgsLw2j9780300284911.webp?v=1776282444","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-long-death-of-adolf-hitler-an-investigative-history-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}