The Holocaust Historiography Project

National Socialism and Fascism: Recent Books in Brief

The Secret Diaries of Hitler’s Doctor

  • The Secret Diaries of Hitler’s Doctor, by David Irving. New York: Macmillan, 1983. 310pp. $16.95.

reviewed by Keith Stimely

The notes made by Hitler’s chief attendant physician, Dr. Theo Morell, transcribed and translated by David Irving, who provides a lengthy introduction and extensive commentary throughout. This book has renewed discussion over Morell’s unorthodox treatments and their effect on Hitler’s performance as statesman and warlord.


Bibliographic information
Author: Stimely, Keith
Title: National Socialism and Fascism: Recent Books in Brief (reviews)
Source: The Journal for Historical Review
Date: Winter 1984
Issue: Volume 5 number 2, 3, 4
Location: Page 418
ISSN: 0195-6752
Attribution: “Reprinted from The Journal of Historical Review, PO Box 2739, Newport Beach, CA 92659, USA.”
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