Hitler Was My Friend (6 reviews)
Heinrich Hoffman
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The Memoirs of Hitler’s Photographer
Heinrich Hoffman
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Hardback 252 pages
ISBN: 9781848326088
Published: 5 January 2012
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Heinrich Hoffman was a key part in the making of the Hitler legend, the photographer who carefully crafted the image of the Führer as a godlike figure.
Hoffmann published his first book of photographs in 1919, following his work as an official photographer for the German army. In 1920 he joined the Nazi Party, and his association with Hitler began.
He became Hitler's official photographer and travelled with him extensively. He took over two million photographs of Hitler, and they were distributed widely, including on postage stamps, an enterprise that proved very profitable for both men. Hoffmann published several books on Hitler in the 1930s, including The Hitler Nobody Knows (1933). Hoffmann and Hitler were very close, and he acted not only as a personal confidante - his memoirs include rare details of the Führer - but also as a matchmaker – it is Hoffmann who introduced Eva Braun, his studio assistant, to Hitler.
At the end of the war, Hoffmann was arrested by the US military, who also seized his photographic archive, and was sentenced to imprisonment for Nazi profiteering.
This edition of a classic book includes photographs by Hoffmann and a new introduction by Roger Moorhouse.
Hoffmann published his first book of photographs in 1919, following his work as an official photographer for the German army. In 1920 he joined the Nazi Party, and his association with Hitler began.
He became Hitler's official photographer and travelled with him extensively. He took over two million photographs of Hitler, and they were distributed widely, including on postage stamps, an enterprise that proved very profitable for both men. Hoffmann published several books on Hitler in the 1930s, including The Hitler Nobody Knows (1933). Hoffmann and Hitler were very close, and he acted not only as a personal confidante - his memoirs include rare details of the Führer - but also as a matchmaker – it is Hoffmann who introduced Eva Braun, his studio assistant, to Hitler.
At the end of the war, Hoffmann was arrested by the US military, who also seized his photographic archive, and was sentenced to imprisonment for Nazi profiteering.
This edition of a classic book includes photographs by Hoffmann and a new introduction by Roger Moorhouse.
A new edition of a classic book by one of Hitler's closest friends. This edition includes a new collection of photographs by Hoffman.
Military History Monthly
The snaps survived the war and are now published alongside chilling and comical portraits of him in a book called Hitler Was My Friend.The Sun
The bizarre images were never intended to be published but Hoffman included nine in this memoir.Daily Mirror
Don't mention the clothes – here's Adolf Hitler in a series of bizarre photographs which he kept hidden from the world. The photos were stored in Hoffman's studio until his arrest at the end of... [read full review]Daily Express
The method behind the madness of Hitler's infamous rousing speeches had been revealed in an album of extraordinary photographs.Mail Online
An extraordinary new book of photographs of Adolf Hitler includes one that so embarassed him he banned it from being published. It shows the Führer in his lederhosen, striking an absurdly camp pose as he... [read full review]The Times
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About Heinrich Hoffman
Heinrich Hoffman (1885–1957) began his career in his father’s photography shop. He became an official photographer for the army during World War One. He had a very close friendship with Hitler, and remained his official photographer until 1945. Historian Roger Moorhouse is the author of Berlin at War and contributed to He Was My Chief and With Hitler to the End.
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