"Between 1925 and 1945 thousands of ordinary Germans of both sexes and all ages wrote letters to Hitler. Lost for decades, a large cache of these letters was recently discovered in the KGB Special Archive in Moscow, having been carted off to the Soviet Union by the Soviet Secret Police at the end of the war. The letters range from gushing love letters ... to letters from teachers, students, priests, businessmen and others expressing gratitude for alleviating poverty or restoring dignity to the German people. There are a few protest letters and the occasional desperate plea to release a loved one from a concentration camp, but the overwhelming majority are positive and even rapturous, shedding fresh light on the nature of the Hitler cult in Nazi Germany."--Dust jacket.

"First published in German as Briefe an Hitler (ed. by Henrik Eberle) © Verlagsgruppe Lüppe GmbH & Co. KG, 2007."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-262)

Pt. I. The 'time of struggle' : 1924-1932. Hitler and the Nazi Party Veneration and advice Wishes for the new year Rage and hope pt. II. Worship, protest and consent : 1933-1938. Recognition, gratitude and veneration Private petitions and political requests Dissent

Expressions of loyalty The highpoint of Hitler's popularity pt. III. Crisis and war : 1938-1945 Jubilation and concern The calm before the storm At war The end.