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| Author | Lothar Machtan |
|---|---|
| Original title | Hitlers Geheimnis: Das Doppelleben Eines Diktators |
| Translator | John Brownjohn |
| Language | German |
| Subject | Sexuality of Adolf Hitler |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
Publication date | 2001 |
Published in English | 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 434 pp |
| ISBN | 0-465-04308-9 |
| 943.086/092 B | |
| LC Class | DD247.H5 M235 2001 |
The Hidden Hitler (German: Hitlers Geheimnis. Das Doppelleben eines Diktators; literally "Hitler's Secret: The Double Life of a Dictator") is a 2001 book by German professor and historian Lothar Machtan. The German original was published by Alexander Fest Verlag, while the English-translated version was published by Basic Books in New York City (ISBN 0-465-04308-9).
The book discusses Adolf Hitler's sexuality. Machtan argues that Hitler was a closeted homosexual. Among the evidence, he cites the allegedly homoerotic nature of his friendship with August Kubizek during Hitler's youth in Vienna. The book was not well received by historians, who dispute Machtan's conclusion that Hitler was homosexual.[1]
- ^ Whisnant, Clayton J. (2016). Queer Identities and Politics in Germany: A History, 1880–1945. Columbia University Press. pp. 208, 285. ISBN 978-1-939594-10-5.
To be clear, there are few reputable historians today who would argue that Hitler was gay, and their arguments have not been seen as persuasive... Lothar Machtan's The Hidden Hitler (New York: Basic Books, 2001) has not generally been well received by historians.