The Man Who Invented Hitler: The Making of the Fuhrer - Softcover

Lewis, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0755311493 ISBN 13: 9780755311491

Publisher: Headline Book Publishing, 2004

Synopsis

As a soldier in the first World War, Adolf Hitler never rose above the rank of lance corporal, and before that, he had been an impoverished drifter. Yet within months of the war’s end, he had embarked on a path that was to lead Europe into years of conflict, terror, and the Holocaust. In The Man Who Invented Hitler, David Lewis pinpoints what he believes were the key events in his transformation. He documents the fact that Hitler emerged from the war with hysterical blindness, not blindness from mustard gas poisoning, as commonly believed. Hitler was treated by the controversial psychiatrist Edmund Forster, whose methods included telling patients that only the strength of their will and personality could bring them recovery. Once Hitler found that by sheer will he could cure his own blindness, the next step was obvious to him.

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About the Author

David Lewis holds a doctorate from the University of Sussex, where he lectures in clinical psychology, specialising in stress and hysterical diseases. He is a writer and award-winning broadcaster, as well as a being a regular contributor to History Today. It was while researching an article for the magazine on psychiatry between the wars that he developed his interest in Forster. He lives in Sussex.

Review

'A stimulating addition to the debate about Hitler's mental state' -- John Crossland, Sunday Times 20031123 'A fascinating new book' -- A.N.Wilson, Evening Standard 20031027

Edition details

• Publisher: Headline Book Publishing
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0755311493
• ISBN 13: 9780755311491
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384