Man Who Invented Hitler by Lewis, David

London: Headline, 2003. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. In this remarkable new book, the author examines the key period in Hitler's life which transformed him from an aimless drifter and frustrated artist, into a charismatic public speaker and absolute ruler of the most powerful fascist state in European history. This was the two months Hitler spent being treated by Dr Edmund Forster in a military reserve hospital at Pasewalk in 1918. We learn of Hitler's mental issues after suffering a gas attack in the trenches, and why he was treated by a psychiatrist 600 miles away when everyone else caught up in the same attack was cared for only a few miles behind the front line. We are also shown how the methods used by Forster were, unintentionaly, to create a monster who would not only transform the whole of Europe but also turn on the man who had invented him. That Forster was also Jewish is perhaps the ultimate irony in this most fascinating and little known historical episode. Contains 336 pages, 24… Read More

Headline, 2003. 0755311485. 1st edn 1st printing. 8vo. Original silver lettered black cloth (VG), dustwrapper (VG, not price clipped). Pp. xii + 336, illus with b&w plates (no inscriptions).

Headline, 2003-11-03. Hardcover. Good. 9x6x1. Unclipped slightly shelf worn dust jacket present. Good condition. Sloping spine. Creasing to the cover. Discolouration present. Fingermarks present.

Headline Book Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. Good. Original black boards, silver lettered spine, illustrated with b/w photographs, 8vo.

(Subject: The Third Reich - General) Throughout the First World War, Hitler never rose above the rank of lance corporal. Yet within a few months of the end of the war, he had embarked on the path that was to lead Europe into years of war, terror and the Holocaust. What changed him? The author pinpoints the key events in this transformation. He proves how Hitler emerged from the war with hysterical blindness. He was treated by the controversial psychiatrist Edmund Forster, whose methods included telling patients how only the strength of their will and personality could bring them to recovery. (Published: 2003) (Publisher: Headline Books) (ISBN: 0755311485) (Pagination: 336pp illustrations) (Condition: Very good in d/w) UL-XXXXXX

Headline Book Publishing. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 0755311485 . Previous owner's name stamp to front pastedown ; 6.5 X 1.5 X 10.5 inches; 352 pages .

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London : Headline, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. 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.; 336 pages; Description: xii, 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-328) and index. Subjects:… Read More

Headline Book Publishing, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Near Fine. 6x1x10. The pages are lightly age toned. The dust jacket has som veryl ight scratches. Headline Book Publishing, 2003. Hardcover First Edition,First Printing. The book condition is Very Good. The dust jacket condition is Near Fine.