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"Up to the last moment, his overpowering, despotic power aroused false hopes and deceived his people and his entourage. Only at the end, when I observed the inglorious collapse and the obstinacy of his final downfall, was I able instantly to fit mutually the items of mosaic I had been amassing for 12 years into a full picture of his opaque and sphinx-like personality. If my contemporaries neglect to understand me, those who emerged after will surely profit from this consideration." (Otto Dietrich) When Otto Dietrich was asked in 1933 to become Adolf Hitler's press main, he accepted with the easy uncritical conviction that Adolf Hitler was a great man, dedicated to promoting tranquility and welfare for the German people. By the end of the battle, imprisoned and disillusioned, Otto Dietrich sat down to write what he had seen and observed in 12 years of the closest association with Hitler, asking for which it be posted after his death. Dietrich's role positioned him in a privileged position. He was hired by Hitler in 1933, was his confidant until 1945, and he functioned - and clashed - with Joseph Goebbels. His direct, personal connection with life at the heat of the Reich produces compelling listening.
