Since there were no witnesses to the exact moment Hitler and Eva Braun committed suicide and the bodies were nor recovered, this has been a source of scrutiny and a generation (or two) of conspiracies. Luke Daly-Groves presents a clear chronicle of what happened. Using documents and evidence, he leaves little room for conspiracy and will hopefully dispel that myth. Very well written and presented to the reader with ample citations.

Great for any WWII scholar!

Thank you to NetGalley for the advance edition!

*Many thanks to Luke Daly-Groves, Osprey Publishing and NetGalley for arc in exchange for my honest review.*
An interesting and superbly researched non-fiction on the question that still lingers: When and how did Hitler die, Did he die at all?
I appreciated presentations of various theories supported by detailed explanations. The writing may seem a little dry for an average reader not used to reading non-fiction, however, this book presents facts and myths behind Hitler's death, with good background and these aspects are compensation for the writing style.

The topic of Hitler's Death fascinated me, and the opportunity to read about conspiracies surrounding it was too good to pass. Though this book is extensively researched and exhaustingly complex, its not written conversationally. That made it seem like I was reading for a class, or for research myself. I think the material presented is compelling, but not for the casual reader. It is the kind of book I found too easy to pick up and put down, so though I respect the author and his work, I'd probably only recommend it to a small section of readers.
I received my copy from NetGalley under no obligation.

An interesting topic that I was excited to read BUT this read was a disappointment, I barely finished. It took me 2 going on 3 weeks to finally reach the end. It reads as a research paper, not the least bit engaging and heavily footnoted.
A fascinating topic though with this reading provides much disinterest.
Not a good read for me. NOT RECOMMENDED

Thankyou to NetGalley, Osprey Publishing and the author, Luke Daly-Groves, for the opportunity to read an advanced readers copy of Hitler's Death in exchange for an honest and unbiased opinion.
Unfortunately, what promised to be an interesting read was, in actual fact, far short. It is not very often that I do not finish reading a book I start, even those I don't particularly like. I only read about 20% of this one.
Sorry but not for me.

This is more of an academic dissertation, than a book for the average reader. It is exceptionally well researched and covers a lot of theories about Hitler's death, ranging from reputable to the obviously farcical.

From my perspective, generally few original ideas are highlighted or discussed. I can recollect reading a detailed Russian autopsy report of Hitler and Eva Braun in 1966, transcribed from documents written in the late 1940’s. It described the proven dental evidence and method of Hitlers death based on the bone fragments found on site. . It is now evident, according to the Daly-Groves book that the Americans were unfortunately highly dismissive of any findings produced by the Soviets.

This book will appeal to historians fascinated by Hitler’s fate, who are willing to wend their way through a deep discourse with many references.

As a reader for Netgalley, I received a complimentary copy. However, I intend to provide an honest and unbiased review.

The subject matter intrigued me, but I found this rather dry, and whilst a well researched book about a subject that chillingly still receives interest, the author didn’t capture my imagine enough to recommend it. Good for academic purposes, but not for the casual reader!

A big thank you to NetGalley and Osprey Publishing for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Wow was this book intense! It is not a casual sit down book. This is a dissertation or equivalent type writing! This is not for the layman or faint hearted. I couldn't finish it, although I tried several times. I enjoy history but it is not my passion. I honestly couldn't keep the previous researchers straight. They are discussed in a way that made me think I should know who they are, which I don't. I am not sure maybe it's the multiple paragraph footnotes, or that he didn't give a back synopsis of each previous researchers work in a way I could follow. I am sure that this is a well researched book but it is not for the average person. I found it intimidating. I think Hitler buffs and researchers would like but not a great gift for a cousin.

Basically Luke Daly-Groves' dissertation repurposed for general consumption. Too academic, too bogged-down in citations, and overall strangely dull treatment of a fascinating subject. I agree conspiracy theories are dumb but at least they're entertaining, unlike this one.

Conspiracy theorists are plentiful. The conspiracies regarding Hitler, even after so many years, are still very active. These conspiracies are more damaging than those of the flat earth society. The flat-earthers do not support the growth of evil. Hitler conspiracies aid the growth of evil.

Daly-Groves has written an excellent book covering the historical evidence in a more in-depth and academically satisfying manner regarding the time and method of Hitler's death. He provides previously unavailable documentation the completely closes the question of Hitler's possible survival and the cowardice of his death.

My only problem with Daly-Groves's book is in the first two chapters. These are obviously from one of his thesis papers. The writing is stale and uninvolving. The rigor of the research is very clear in these chapters, but they read very much like a dissertation, not a popular history text.

A well researched book that will appeal to WWII nerds. Detailed and written in an engaging anecdotal style, Daly-Groves meticulously debunks the various tabloid and special interest assertions that Hitler didn't kill himself in the bunker. I was particularly fascinated with the power struggle between the Brits, Americans and Soviets, who all wanted to control the narrative.

This was a very good and easy read for those interested in WW2. In discussing in quite forensic (but never overly burdened) detail the death of Hitler and all that followed, we get great insight into what people thought of all the rumours of Hitler's survival, and what people should think of such suggestions that annually float around on F*c*book. There were rumours from the get-go that Hitler had survived, escaping by himself, or with others, or with the full complicity of the Allies. The Soviets seemed to want to say the Brits were harbouring him, for one. And what of the fact that everyone did look into the reports of his being seen? Well, people making such comments needed to think they were in the investigators' good books, and were worth looking at themselves, however insane they were. Also, every false declaration of Hitler's continued existence was a barrier for those hoping to resurrect his Reich. We even learn a very sensible reason why Argentina became a hotbed of allegations of Hitler's and Bormann's retirement homes.

There's great depth to Hugh Trevor-Roper, and what he was getting out of his report and book, and why it was published in the timeline it lived through (although there is a hole where I wanted to know what the conspiracy theorists were saying against him as being unreliable and unable to do the job he clearly did). There is also emotional fact, when the Goebbels children were murdered, and many people killed themselves, seeing – immediately post-Hitler – no future of the kind they hoped for. What I didn't like was the suggestion that because the UK and the US both investigated things, at much expense but separately, and allegedly found nothing, the theories cannot be true – this author seems to not realise the (implausible) possibility of a false paper trail. But there's been a massive piece of legwork, from the notes' evidence alone, to make this book, and despite what at times seems a little bit of first-book naivety, this is still really good. It took me a long afternoon, which suggests it's just the right length for the layman, but it's also forensic enough for the specialist historian, making this really well worth considering.

4 stars

I read the Kindle edition.

This book is very detailed and footnoted copiously. The writing is a little dry, but that is the nature of some historical writing. It speaks of all the conspiracies surrounding not only Hitler’s death, but also other key members of the Nazi regime. It lays out the origin of the differing conspiracy theories and why they were disseminated. I enjoyed it, although I did have to take an occasional break now and then.

Really enjoyed reading this book. Fascinating subject and it taught me a great deal. Very informative and interesting