Hitler's War
The front cover of the first edition in 1977 | |
| Author | David Irving |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | World War II |
| Publisher | Viking Press |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover) |
| Pages | 926 (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-670-37412-1 |
| LC Class | D757 |
Hitler's War is a biographical book by the British author David Irving. It describes the Second World War from the point of view of Adolf Hitler, the dictator of Nazi Germany.
It was first published in April 1977 by Hodder & Stoughton and Viking Press. Avon Books reissued it in 1990. In 2002 Focal Point Publications published a revised illustrated edition, combined with Irving's The War Path, as a 1024-page hardcover.
Critical reception was mostly negative, with academics largely criticizing the book for historical negationism around Hitler's involvement in the Holocaust. Despite (or perhaps because of) the controversy Hitler's War generated, it was a best-seller in 1977. In particular, Hitler's War was a best-seller in Germany.