Evil Endorsement - E-book - ePub

Students of history are familiar with the evil endorsement, Adolf Hitler's reported acknowledegment of Armenian genocide as expressed through the rhetorical question Who remembers the Armenians?  But did he say it?. something similar?. or is it an enduring 20th-century legend? Evil Endorsement is an in-depth examination of Hitler's infamous Obersalzberg speech, the speech that would precipitate World War II.  Was he a student of Armenian history, finding inspiration in relation to his impending invasion of Poland?  Did he find Italy's Mussolini to be weak, Japan's Hirohito to be cowardly? Despite the existence of contradictory accounts, this long-form research paper reveals the speech's content, landscape, and path to the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials.  Just as revealing are the strategies employed by historians debating the speech into the 21st century.  Also of particular interest is the messenger of one account, Associated Press journalist Louis Lochner:  a midwestern American pacifist in Berlin who had studied Music, Greek, and Latin before pivoting to Journalism. Supporting references number more than two dozen, including court proceedings, military interrogations, diplomatic documents, newspaper articles, and books.