This is the personal account of a Luftwaffe aide always at Hitler s side from 1937 until the last days in Berlin now published for the first time in English. Nicolaus von Below was a 29-year-old pilot when Goering selected him for the position of Hitler s Luftwaffe adjutant. He was with Hitler at every stage as the Second World War unfolded. His observations tell of Hitler s responses to momentous events as well as military decisions & policy-making at Fuhrer Headquarters. This is a superb source describing life in Hitler s inner circle relied upon on by Gitta Sereny in her biography of Albert Speer. He provides fascinating insight into how Hitler planned the invasions of Poland & Russia what he thought of Britain & America why he placed his faith in the V-1 & V-2 projects how others dealt with him & much more. Von Below was present at the assassination attempt in July 1944 & records the effect on Hitler & his followers. Von Below was the last of Hitler s close military entourage to emerge from the bunker alive. His frank memoir will appeal to anyone interested in how Hitler ran his war. He was denounced to the British in 1946 & imprisoned as a material witness at Nuremberg until being discharged in 1947.