Accounts of Hitler’s Household Staff

Karl Wilhelm Krause, Herbert Döhring, Anna Plaim

Date Published :

August 2018

Publisher :

Greenhill Books

Contributor(s) :

Roger Moorhouse

Language:

English

Illustration :

Black and white illustrations

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Hardback ISBN : 9781784382971 Pages : 240 Dimensions : 9 X 6 inches	- + Not Yet Published. Available for Pre-Order	$34.95

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Overview
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This collection paints a picture of Hitler from members of his household in the unique position of being “seemingly ever-present, yet totally unconnected to events.”

The reader is introduced to Hitler's Bodyguard Karl Krause (1934-39), his house administrator Herbert Döhring (1935-43) and chambermaid Anna Plaim (1941-43). From these accounts we get a deeper sense of Hitler in close proximity.

These accounts massively add to our understanding of Hitler as a three dimensional character, especially from subjects like Plaim who only knew Hitler's home life, having rarely left Berghof.

The series is able to shed light on his likes and dislikes from foods to his hobbies, creating a strange sense of humanity. This collection also provides the reader with fresh anecdotes, observations and portraits of Hitler's entourage and relatives. Plaim's images of Eva Braun come from finding torn fragments in the bin, whilst Döhring sheds light on Martin Bormann's demeanour.

About The Author
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Roger Moorhouse is a leading historian of Nazism and World War II. He is the author of three acclaimed booked and has made a number of television appearances, given important lectures regarding the Final Solution and is a regular commentator for the press.

Karl Krause was born in 1911 and became Hitler's valet and bodyguard in 1934. He died in 2001. Herbert Döhring was born in 1913, and from 1935-1943 served as Hitler's Housekeeper. He died in 2001. Anna Plaim was born in 1920 and became a maid in Berghof in 1941.

Anna Plaim was born in 1920 and became a maid in Berghof in 1941.

ROGER MOORHOUSE is a historian of the Third Reich. He is the author of the acclaimed BERLIN AT WAR, KILLING HITLER and THE DEVILS' ALLIANCE and has been published in over 20 languages. He has contributed to HE WAS MY CHIEF, I WAS HITLERS CHAUFFEUR, WITH HITLER TO THE END and HITLERS LAST WITNESS (all Frontline Books). He is also a tour guide, a book reviewer and a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Warsaw. You can follow him on Twitter at @Roger_Moorhouse