Obersalzberg The Mountain Retreat of Hitler
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Obersalzberg; The History of a Mountain (From Judith Platter Until Today) by Josef Geiss. Brechtesgaden: Geiss. 1963. Second expanded edition with many photographs of the mountain retreat where Hitler kept his home.
A unique history of Obersalzberg , Bavaria, tracking its growth from an 8th-century salt mining town into a 19th-century resort, before becoming the alpine playground for Hitler and the Nazi elite. Dozens of photographs document the creation of the destination resort, the construction of houses for Hitler, Herman Goering, Martin Bormann, and barracks for members of the SS, as well as the near destruction of Obsersalzberg in the Allied bombing raid of April 25, 1945. Includes images and descriptions of various homes owned by Hitler in Obersalzberg , including his tea house, and the Kehlsteinhaus or “Eagle’s Nest” mountaintop house with detailed illustrations of its tunnel and elevator system as well as the shared bunker systems which connected the various Nazi construction projects.
16mo, perfect bound with printed orange wraps and a red leatherette spine. Corners bumped with some wear along spine edges. Pages tanned, but clean, apart from some errant printers ink in the margins of chapter titles. Good condition.
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