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...EDITORS of the German newsmagazine Stern thought they had the journalistic scoop of the century. But the diaries of Adolf Hitler "discovered" by the magazine turned out to be the hoax of the century--blatant forgeries. After Stern reluctantly handed over several of the 64 volumes to the West German government for study, it took specialists in Bonn only a few days to discover that materials contained in the paper and bindings hadn't even existed in 1945, the last year Hitler allegedly wrote in the diaries. Upon further analysis, it became clear that large segments of the journals...
...shortcomings of Stern and a few historians are not the most disturbing aspects of this fiasco. The diaries were clearly an attempt to show Hitler in a different, more positive light. Excerpts released before the hoax was discovered maintained that Hitler was reluctant prior to the war to persecute Jews and had attempted several times during the conflict to make peace with the allies. Every historical account to date on the Third Reich flatly contradicts these theses. But given Hitler's stamp of legitimacy, a new version of the Nazi era could conceivably have emerged and been accepted by future...
...Holocaust are no longer around to serve as living reminders of the horror, what was once clear will become murky, what was once obvious a question. Had the diaries been taken at face value and their authenticity never questioned, there would no doubt have come a time when Hitler would appeared to have been "not such a bad guy after...
...leftists; their organization has got to be come kind of right-wing front to discredit the left." He repeatedly assures me personally that the Spartacist League is a "cop front." Likewise, many would have as believe, Leon Trotsky was an agent of the Germani Emperor, of the Mikado, of Hitler...
...clamor for verification will surely continue until Stern opens the Hitler archive to detailed, patient analysis by scholars. Then, aided by the published record, historians would be able to reach a clearer idea of how much the 62 volumes could contribute to the historical record. If the diaries are authentic, their provenance has been tainted by Stern's mishandling of their verification. Asked to believe the all but impossible and denied the opportunity for proof, academics and most of the press rightly balked. Trevor-Roper summed up, more in sorrow than in anger: "As a historian, I regret that...