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WISDOM OF EVA BRAUN' August 9, 2010 I receive many books and DVDs to review and I seldom do. Yet one book, the advanced and uncorrected proofs of Angela Lambert's, The Lost Life Of Eva Braun, (St. Martin's Press) won me over. How often does one read the biography of one of the most unremarkable women in history, Hitler's mistress, Eva Braun? The author finds Fraulein Braun noble somehow, and at first I thought there must be a lesson for all mankind in Eva's life...but damned if I could find it. And I really tried. Maybe you'll have better luck.In planning the review I had considered giving the page source for each quote, then I thought, what for? If you get the book, you'll find each quote is accurate with one exception. Privately, she often called Him Adi, while he called her Effie. But when she writes for her diary or sends letters, she was forbidden to mention his name, using instead, mostly, He or Him. I include his name so we don't get confused. "Is She Really Going Out With Adolph?" I Never Loved Eva Braun, 1979 - Boomtown Rats At the beginning of their relationship, Adolph was thoughtless to Eva. "I sat with him for three hours and he could not exchange a single word. By way of goodbye Adolph handed me an envelope with money in it. It would have been much nicer if he had enclosed a loving word. I would have been so pleased if he had...I am the mistress of the greatest man in Germany and the world. Yet how can he leave me here nodding at strangers?" Adolph's thoughtlessness knew no bounds. She had hinted to him that a dog or chest of drawers would be perfect birthday gifts, yet when her birthday arrived: "He's just been here to see me but no dog or chest of drawers. He didn't even ask what I wanted for my birthday." "Regardless of his looks and age, Adolph had the charismatic appeal of a modern-day pop star and evoked the same response from his female followers." When Eva heard rumors of Adolph's infidelity, she angrily wrote: "I think it is terrible he should say nothing to me about it. After all, he should know I would put nothing in his way if he discovered his heart belonged to another." "The Fuhrer needed a loving, undemanding young woman to welcome him back and Eva fit the description. Hitler found himself growing genuinely fond of her. Hitler was a one-party dictator with the power of life and death over millions, but another side of him craved affection. Adolph loved kitsch and liked to watch the latest films while holding Eva's hand. 'When Adolph has won the war,' she would tell friends, ' he promised me I can play myself in a film about our life story.'" But Adolph was anything but predictable as Eva reveals in two separate diary entries. One day: "I am so infinitely happy that he loves me so much. He is madly in love with me." Followed by a significant epiphany: "He needs me for certain purposes, otherwise he'd never find the time for me. If only I had never set eyes on Adolph." This self-realization drove the Reich bimbo to attempt suicide twice, rationalizing, "Anyway, the uncertainty is more terrible than a sudden ending of it all." Before the second, nearly successful attempt, Adolph took Eva for granted. After, he realized what a good catch she was: "It wasn't just her good looks; Eva's good qualities attracted Hitler in the first place. He knew he could trust her...Hitler did not think much of the political and intellectual capabilities of women. Hitler wanted somebody with whom he didn't have to think. Eva lived discreetly in the Berghof but took no part in any discussions, asking no question beyond what film they should be watching that evening. Adolph called her 'proud,' recalling how long it took her to accept money from him." But Eva had free time of her own: "She praised Adolph to the skies and took every opportunity to rave about his beautiful blue eyes. (But) if she pined for the company of her own crowd she could let go in Munich, dance to the latest records, study her and her friends' astrological charts...Eva was a great dancer. Put on a gramophone record with wonderful fast music and all of a sudden Eva was transformed. The more sensual the dance, the more she gave into it. Hitler would only make fun of this dancing." But back in the Berg, life was not so free. Eva and Adolph were the Sinatra/Farrow's of the Reich; she the hippie chick twenty years younger than Adolph. There was a yawning generation gap between them. Eva felt much more at home with the help, gossiping freely with them, than Adolph's friends. "She had to marshal people who were twice her age, had no liking for her and less respect. Nazi wives referred to her as 'the silly cow...'" That insult could only be made well out of Hitler's earshot because Eva was taking over; "Only Eva could playfully rebuke him when he talked too long in the evenings. Eva would say, 'Oh,come on Adolph, that's enough talk.' In referring to him, everyone from Goring to the humblest housemaid as der Fuhrer, never, heaven forbid, as Adolph...He was happiest to see her wear his favorite dresses several times in succession. Eva changed her clothes several times a day so as to be modishly dressed for every occasion...Eva acted silly and lighthearted because that was the best way to take the pressure off him; by teasing and laughing at his jokes." "'It's a glorious piece of sculpture. Please buy it for me.' Adolph took her hand. 'But I have no idea who owns it. Perhaps it belongs to the city, in which case I can't buy it.' 'Oh,' she said, 'If you succeed in beating back the Russians and freeing Berlin, then you can make this one exception.' Adolph laughed at her female logic." Eva Braun; "If Adolph thinks it's right to stay in Berlin, then I'll stay with him. If he goes, I'll go too." Of Eva, from deluded author Lambert: "Eva had as little clue of what Hitler did when closeted for hours with the Nazi bigwigs, as does a small child who waves bye-bye to its father every morning before he leaves for work...She was no anti-semite." Instead she was wacky; "The Imelda Marcos of the Third Reich, ordered yet more shoes from her favorite shoemaker, although she had scores of pairs...When she saw the photograph she said to a friend, 'If only Chamberlain knew the history of that sofa." (jab jab, elbow, elbow.) "Was she saying that she had surrendered her virginity to Adolph there?" "On March 13, 1938 the Anschluss of Austria was announced. Hitler arrived on the 14th to be greeted with jubilant hysteria by large crowds. Eva was there to witness his triumph. The very fact that he wanted her there with him at this significant moment was a telling acknowledgement of her status." Not said; boy was Eva impressed with her boyfriend. What she didn't know then was the upcoming war would keep Adi busy and away from her. "Hitler and Ribbentrop were walking up and down for three hours. A small blonde face opened the door and said, 'Oh Adolph, please, we must have our luncheon.'..Dictator, psychopath, mass murderer, Hitler was all of these, but he also craved love. Only Eva and (his dog) Blondi could provide it." But then the tide of war had gone sour and Eva became the belle of the bunker, though she could be downright prickly if anyone criticized her man; for instance, her sister Ilse; "'Your Fuhrer is a fiend; he's dragging you into the abyss with you.' Eva raged in turn. 'How can you say such things about Adolph? He's so generous. You deserve to be lined up against the wall and shot.'" Eva's devotion to Adolph was far greater than her loyalty to family, as revealed when Adolph ordered her brother-in-law Hermann Fegelein executed. She thought of her sister Gretl, pregnant with Fegelein's child, and asked Adolph to rescind his order. No way, he replied. "Eva answered meekly, 'You're the boss (fuhrer).' That didn't stop Eva from sending upbeat messages to Gretl; "I spend all my time in the bunker now and as you can imagine, I'm terribly short of sleep." But to compensate for any minor privations, "The secretaries and I are doing pistol target practice and have mastered it so well that the men don't dare compete with us." As Berlin was being slowly overrun by the Russians, she was becoming the only one with total faith in Adolph. "Almost everyone else thought he was deranged, irrational and suicidal. But for Eva, everything would soon be alright. Adolph had said so." But did she believe him? Always the center of a good party, Eva tried to lighten up but the bunker, but was her joy mixed with dread? "She wanted to celebrate; to drink, to dance. Eva Braun wanted to dance! Suddenly she dragged us all into a giddy whirl, like someone who's already felt the first chilly draught of death." This led to an Eva-less sex orgy which she left in disgust. Nothing was going right. Adolph was losing his friends and she was mad as heck. In her immortal words: "Poor, poor Adolph, deserted and betrayed by everyone. Better that ten thousand others die than he should be lost to Germany." When all looked hopeless to Eva, in came a miracle; All it took was for Eva to tell Adolph, "Come on, you know I'm staying with you. You can't send me away." Now the orchestra builds to the final climax of their romance: "Then Hitler's eyes began to light up and he did something that no one had ever seen. He kissed Eva Braun on the mouth. He declared his love by showing the women that she was his beloved." And there is more misty-eyed drama to the whirlwind romance of Adolph and Eva. In his final recorded testament, he declared, "Eva goes to death with me as my wife, according to her desire." And then for thirty-six hours, the happiest woman in Germany was Frau Eva Hitler. She made a lovely corpse. end I'm inviting you to my special newsgroup. It's been going for 5 months now and everyone on it is now loyal to it. Here are two comments sent to me: "Barry, great stuff. Frankly, I was tired of being sent rumors, gossip and lies as news. Good filtering..." And along the same thinking: "At least you don't send me frauds by unnamed "experts." I've been researching deep intelligence for nearly 20 years and over time only the most reliable sources remain. They supply me with suppressed news that may not always be right, but it's never a hoax. We've known each other for too long for me to kid you. I ask for money to subscribe BUT only what you can afford. 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