Heinz Linge worked with Adolf Hitler for a ten-year period from 1935 until the Führer’s death in the Berlin bunker in May 1945. He was one of the last to leave the bunker and was responsible for guarding the door while Hitler killed himself. During his years of service; Linge was responsible for all aspects of Hitler’s household and was constantly by his side.Here; Linge recounts the daily routine in Hitler’s household: his eating habits; his foibles; his preferences; his sense of humor; and his private life with Eva Braun. After the war Linge said in an interview; “It was easier for him to sign a death warrant for an officer on the front than to swallow bad news about the health of his dog.†Linge also charts the changes in Hitler’s character during their time together and his fading health during the last years of the war. During his last days; Hitler’s right eye began to hurt intensely and Linge was responsible for administering cocaine drops to kill the pain. In a number of instances—such as with the Stauffenberg bomb plot of July 1944—Linge gives an excellent eyewitness account of events. He also gives thumbnail profiles of the prominent members of Hitler’s “court": Hess; Speer; Bormann and Ribbentrop amongst them.Though Linge held an SS rank; he claims not to have been a Nazi Party member. His profile of one of history’s worst demons is not blindly uncritical; but it is nonetheless affectionate. The Hitler that emerges is a multi-faceted individual: unpredictable and demanding; but not of an otherwise unpleasant nature.Skyhorse Publishing; along with our Arcade; Good Books; Sports Publishing; and Yucca imprints; is proud to publish a broad range of biographies; autobiographies; and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin; Nelson Mandela; and Alexander Graham Bell; as well as villains from history; such as Heinrich Himmler; John Wayne Gacy; and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II; memoirs about overcoming adversity; first-hand tales of adventure; and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller; we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. If you are interested in war strategies for the Civil ...By Lou M. NelsonIf you are interested in war strategies for the Civil War; this book is well-written and interesting. However; I marked it down because I was expecting to read about medical practices for the period and very little medical information is given.5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. A Fine Narrative!By Nathan HaleThis is a terrific book that discusses the life of a Confederate army surgeon. Thomas Wood wrote his "recollections" nearly twenty-one years after the war ended. Wood wrote of his adventures in the third North Carolina Regiment. He saw Chancellorsville;Gettysburg;and many others. He gives interesting biographic sketches on different members of the regiment. Wood's letters home are included in the book to make it very interesting. The medical situation was very inadequate. There was very little knowledge of sanitary laws. Wood did not truly have any medical degree;nor was he recommended by a medical school;he began to practice medicine after developing an interest in it after recovering in an army hospital.I enjoyed this book because Wood writes well. His detail of the battles are interesting.Though it may interest the historian;I think that a book like this should be enjoyed by anyone who loves a good book.One other book on medical history is Kate: the Journal of a Confederate Nurse by Kate Cumming.3 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Wartime experiences as a Confederate Army surgeonBy Midwest Book ReviewDoctor To The Front: The Recollections Of Confederate Surgeon Thomas Fanning Wood 1861-1865 is the latest addition to the University of Tennessee Press Voices of the Civil War Series and an outstanding contribution to Civil War studies. Military doctors labored through the smoke of battle where impossible conditions and fear of infection compelled them to resort to amputation -- an operation most often performed without painkillers. Thomas Wood's account of his wartime experiences as a Confederate Army surgeon and his recollections of those events provide the reader with a vividly narrated "window in time" to those harrowing days. Very highly recommended for personal; professional; and academic Civil War reading lists and reference collections; Doctor To The Front combines historically significant information with human interest accounts to reveal still another horrific facet of the civil war.
