The Last Days of Hitler

The Last Days of Hitler is a 1947 book by historian Hugh Trevor-Roper. It details the final days of Adolf Hitler and the collapse of Nazi Germany. Trevor-Roper, an intelligence officer during World War II, investigated Hitler's death and concluded that Hitler committed suicide in his Berlin bunker on April 30, 1945, rather than escaping as some had speculated. The book became a bestseller and established Trevor-Roper's reputation as a historian of Adolf Hitler. It also controversially argued that Hitler was a systematic thinker and a genius. The work is considered a significant historical account of the end of World War II and Hitler's demise.123