Adolf Hitler

Standard Name: Hitler, Adolf

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politics Rosita Forbes
RF had been patriotically outraged at the Italian invasion of Abyssinia on 3 October 1935 (which was presented as saving the country from British imperialism).
Forbes, Rosita. Appointment with Destiny. Cassell, 1946.
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Visiting Germany in 1937, when she found most young...
politics Rosita Forbes
RF 's patriotism has been called in question, however, not so much because she spent much of the war in North America and the Caribbean, but because early in the war she chose to...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Rosita Forbes
Her alarm about the scope for Nazi propaganda (through agents including prostitutes) among the recently rich, now impoverished, South Americans is fuelled by attitudes which are today seen as racist: to the prevalent combination of...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Rosita Forbes
She observes that she can write at first hand about most of the men who—to-day—are making war, or struggling to prevent it in three continents.
qtd. in
Charques, Richard Denis. “Admirer with a Notebook”. Times Literary Supplement, No. 1992, 6 Apr. 1940, p. 166.
166
The dominant figures of Hitler and Stalin are flanked...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Rosita Forbes
RF published when Mussolini had conquered and exiled Haile Selassie , but before Queen Wilhelmina had fled from home before the invading Nazis , or Russia had switched sides and entered the war against Germany...
Literary Setting Jane Gardam
The time is one of hiatus: the war is over, but rationing continues and personal damage to the bereaved and the survivors is only beginning to be assessed. The future is opaque. The book opens...
Textual Production Karen Gershon
KG published The Bread of Exile, a novel with a strong autobiographical foundation, which traces the young lives of a brother and sister who come as Jewish refugee children to England from Hitler 's Germany.
British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
Textual Features Karen Gershon
The father of the central figure may have been a Jew, or conversely may have been Hitler . Behind the individual story lie powerfully rendered conflicted issues of identity and responsibility.
Reception Stella Gibbons
A copy of the German translation of the novel made by Fritz Pick was presented to Hitler as part of an effort to improve relations between England and Germany.
Taylor, David John. “Loam and Lovechild”. Times Literary Supplement, 21 Aug. 1998, p. 27.
27
politics Mary Agnes Hamilton
These were, however, very unhappy years for MAH politically. She hated the blindness of British governments since 1931 towards the meaning of Hitler and Hitlerism and their policy of appeasement. She also felt that the...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text Lucille Iremonger
Here LI expands on what in The Fiery Chariot she called the Phaeton Personality, not among politicians only but among others who strive to reach the summits of ambition. Her case-studies of early emotional...
Reception Naomi Jacob
The Times Literary Supplement judged this a powerful and deftly constructed study, shot with a fine poetic quality and exhibiting a deep understanding of a troubled soul.
TLS Centenary Archive Centenary Archive [1902-2012]. http://www.gale.com/c/the-times-literary-supplement-historical-archive.
(18 April 1935): 256
When published in the...
politics Storm Jameson
In 1935 SJ 's thoughts were turning even more sharply toward the fearful certainty of another war: in her autobiography she describes her awareness of this certainty flicker[ing] continuously, just below the horizon, a lightning...
politics Storm Jameson
Not only were SJ 's books banned at an early point in Hitler 's regime; she was also named in the Gestapo's Black Book of about 1940 for her anti-Nazi activities before and during the war.
Staley, Thomas F., editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 36. Gale Research, 1985.
36: 72
Material Conditions of Writing Storm Jameson
She interrupted her work on The Mirror in Darkness in order to write more intensively on the pressing issue of fascism. The others in the new series are With Europe to Let, Cloudless May...

Timeline

19 September 1939: The BBC radio series It's That Man Again...

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19 September 1939

The BBC radio series It's That Man Again began: known as, and pronounced as, ITMA, and ridiculing the alleged doings of Adolf Hitler , it became immensely popular.
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
386

27 September 1939: Warsaw fell to Hitler's invading army after...

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27 September 1939

Warsaw fell to Hitler 's invading army after twenty days' siege and bombardment.
“Poland 1939”. University of San Diego: World War II Timeline: 1939.
Brittain, Vera. Testament of a Peace-Lover: Letters from Vera Brittain. Editors Eden-Green, Winifred and Alan Eden-Green, Virago, 1988.
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August 1940: A Ministry of Information pamphlet appeared...

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August 1940

A Ministry of Information pamphlet appeared under the title Loss of Eden. A Cautionary Tale. Re-issued in 1941 more openly called If Hitler Comes, it dealt with the possible scenario of successful Nazi

Late 1940: During heavy bombing of London by Hitler's...

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Late 1940

During heavy bombing of London by Hitler 's airforce, film-maker Sydney Box reported anti-semitism in the British Air Ministry , who wanted someone to make a propaganda film but won't do business with Jews.
Box, Muriel. Odd Woman Out. Leslie Frewin, 1974.
155

15 September 1940: This date later became unofficially known...

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15 September 1940

This date later became unofficially known as Battle of Britain day: a massive Luftwaffe raid intended for the final defeat of the RAF was successfully countered with huge losses of German planes.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
41
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
101
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
387
Figes, Eva. Little Eden. Faber and Faber, 1978.
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10 May 1941: Rudolf Hess, deputy to Hitler and a major...

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10 May 1941

Rudolf Hess , deputy to Hitler and a major influence on the development of Naziism , arrived unexpectedly in Scotland, where he parachuted out of an aircraft.
Hattersley, Roy. “Why Hess dropped in”. Guardian Weekly, 3–9 Apr. 2003, p. 19.
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Spartacus Educational. 28 Feb. 2003, http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
62
Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
173

10-11 May 1941: The House of Commons was destroyed in the...

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10-11 May 1941

The House of Commons was destroyed in the final and heaviest attack of the Blitz.
Steinberg, Sigfrid Henry. Historical Tables: 58 BC-AD 1985. 11th ed., Garland Publishing, 1986.
248
Cook, Chris, and John, 1946 - Stevenson. The Longman Handbook of Modern British History 1714-1987. 2nd ed., Longman, 1988.
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Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
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27 May 1941: The German battleship Bismarck was sunk following...

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27 May 1941

The German battleship Bismarck was sunk following a chase by British ships.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
45
Palmer, Alan, and Veronica Palmer. The Chronology of British History. Century, 1992.
388
Weinberg, Gerhard L. A World At Arms: A Global History of World War II. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
235-6

22 June 1941: Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union (named...

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22 June 1941

Hitler 's invasion of the Soviet Union (named Operation Barbarossa, and in contravention of the German-Soviet non-aggression pact of 23 August 1939) began with a surprise attack at dawn which destroyed a thousand Soviet planes...

29 September 1941: A secret directive issued at Berlin enunciated...

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29 September 1941

A secret directive issued at Berlin enunciated Hitler 's decision to have Leningrad wiped from the face of the earth.
Dunmore, Helen. The Siege. Quality Paperbacks Direct, 2001.
prelims

27 October 1941: US President Roosevelt made a strongly pro-war...

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27 October 1941

US President Roosevelt made a strongly pro-war speech drawing attention to Nazi designs against South America (and therefore the USA), based partly on intelligence from BSC or British Security Coordination .
Boyd, William. “The Secret Persuaders”. The Guardian, 19 Aug. 2006, pp. Weekend 26 - 31.
Weekend 26, 29

1 February 1942: Vidkun Quisling became Minister President...

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1 February 1942

Vidkun Quisling became Minister President of Norway; he supported Hitler so fervently (although most Norwegians identified with the other side) that his name has come to mean a traitor.
Mazower, Mark. “One of Hitler’s Inflatables”. London Review of Books, 20 Jan. 2000, pp. 30-1.
30-1

March 1942: The German Nazi Party banned Jews from buying...

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March 1942

The GermanNazi Party banned Jews from buying flowers.
Powers, Thomas. “’A Thousand Mosquito Bites’”. London Review of Books, 21 Sept. 2000, pp. 3-7.
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19 August 1942: German General Paulus launched his offensive...

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19 August 1942

German General Paulus launched his offensive against Stalingrad.
Messenger, Charles. World War Two Chronological Atlas: When, Where, How and Why. Bloomsbury, 1989.
111, 126-7
Waal, Thomas de. “Dun-Coloured Dust”. London Review of Books, 15 July 1999, pp. 18-19.
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Keegan, John. The Second World War. Viking, 1990.
228-34
Stalingrad, formerly Tsaritsyn, was renamed in 1925 to commemorate Stalin's victory. In 1961 it was renamed again, and became Volgograd.

1943: The comic book Wonder Woman was launched...

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1943

The comic book Wonder Woman was launched by All-America Comics . The comic relates the exploits of a female Superman who, wearing a swimsuit and riding astride a circus horse, hunts down Hitler and his...

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