Letters to Adolf Hitler show how Germans idolised leader (but some did dare to criticise)

[Douglas Carpenter]

Correspondence includes adulatory and critical letters from 1924 to 1945
Letters were found in Russian archive
They have now been translated into English and published in a new book
Letters show how 'shaky' Hitler's hold on power was at times and how unpopular the Second World War became among the German masses

They show how the popularity of Hitler's National Socialists party was carefully managed as support grew among the German population - and beyond.

Chillingly, the British editor of a book publishing the correspondence, Letter To Hitler, claims the collection shows how a similarly totalitarian regime could emerge today

.Dr Victoria Harris said: 'Some letters from people who idolise him are totally fawning, but you get the impression from the others that he could easily lose his approval.'The biggest lesson I learned was how shaky his popularity was and how the regime had to work hard to maintain popularity.'What is chilling is that you can see how he built his support and how you could see it happening elsewhere.'


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