Hitler: A View of the 1935 Reichsparteitag By a Member of the Academie Francaise - Softcover

Bertrand, Louis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1420868012 ISBN 13: 9781420868012

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2005

Synopsis

First published by Artheme Fayard in 1936, this book is an account of Louis Bertrand's visit to the Reichsparteitag at Nuremberg the previous Fall. Bertrand spent an entire week in Nuremberg, observing both Adolph Hitler and the National Socialist movement. It was a unique occasion to view Hitler up close, to hear him speak and see him in contact with fellow Germans. Bertrand felt such an event should interest a Frenchman to the highest degree, particularly a professional observer such as himself. In writing this book, Bertrand was quick to point out he was not an Hitlerian. He was in Nuremberg for the sole reason to observe and understand: this, he claimed, was the duty of every patriot capable of influencing public opinion. He therefore limited himself to reporting only what he saw and commenting on his impressions. However, these are not the comments of an ordinary person, for Bertrand was a noted biographer with keen insight into human personality. As a member of the Academie Francaise, he was also one of France's most prestigious academicians. Bertrand's observations therefore stand as important testimony regarding political events and a world leader having significant portent for the world's future.

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About the Author:

Born at Spincourt, March 20, 1866, Louis Bertrand studied at Bar-le-Duc. He became a grammar-school teacher in Aix-La-Provence, later moving to Bourg-en-Bresse. In 1891, Monsieur Bertrand obtained a chair in Algeria, receiving a Doctor of Letters in 1897 with his thesis "The End of Classicism and the Return to Antiquity In the Second Half of the 18th Century and First Years of the 19th Century in France." He followed this in 1899 with his first book "The Blood of the Races," which treated the subject of heredity and the crossing of racial groups in Algeria. Bertrand's first novels appeared shortly thereafter, including "Don Juan's Rival" (1903) and "Pepete and Balthazar." In 1906 Bertrand traveled to the Orient, where he became passionately interested in questions of religion. After several accounts and novels based on his travels, including "Greece of Sun and Countryside" (1908) and "Mademoiselle from Jessincourt" (1911), he published "Saint Augustine" (1913), the first of his religious studies and one which classed him a master of artistic hagiography. During World War I, Bertrand wrote "Sanguis Martyrum," rallying fellow Frenchmen to the virtues of heroism. Following the war, in 1923, appeared "Louis XIV," followed by "Saint Teresa" (1924) and "Jean Perbal" in 1925. It was also in 1925 the Academie Francaise recognized Louis Bertrand as one of France's foremost academicians, electing him a member. "The New Sentimental Education" and "Hippolyte Porte-Couronnes" appeared in 1932. His later years were devoted to history: "History of Spain," and works on Lorraine and Africa among these. His memoirs were contained in a series of novels under the title "d'Une Destinee," of which 8 volumes appeared, to be followed by others, when he died on December 6, 1941 at Cap d'Antibes.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1420868012
• ISBN 13: 9781420868012
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96