Hitler's Valkyrie: The Uncensored Biography of Unity Mitford, by David R. L. Litchfield
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Hitler's Valkyrie: The Uncensored Biography of Unity Mitford, by David R. L. Litchfield
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Now in paperback, the first biography to reveal the full, intimate details of Unity Valkyrie Mitford's remarkable relationship with Adolf Hitler
The remarkable and much-loved Mitford family has remained largely unrepentant concerning theirs—and particularly Unity's—enthusiastic support of Hitler, the Nazis, Oswald Mosley, and British fascism. Having initially encouraged and supported Unity's affair with Hitler, they subsequently insisted that she had in fact been a rather unintelligent, clumsy lump of a girl, whose virginal relationship with one of the most terrifying dictators of all time was a mere unrequited, romantic obsession. As this book will show, nothing could be further from the truth. Following further research and re-examination of the family's, friends', and journalists' often contradictory evidence, plus new information supplied by the author's own family and friends, readers will find that while Unity was, like Hitler, an extreme fantasist, there was in fact little of the juvenile romantic about her, and that she was, on the contrary, highly intelligent, free-spirited, and athletic. She was also the only Englishwoman who came close to being capable of changing the course of World War II.
Hitler's Valkyrie: The Uncensored Biography of Unity Mitford, by David R. L. Litchfield- Amazon Sales Rank: #834075 in Books
- Published on: 2015-09-15
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.70" h x 1.10" w x 5.00" l, .85 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 288 pages
Review "[Litchfield's] account of how Unity became an intimate part of Hitler’s inner circle, one of the few to use the familiar “du” in addressing him, is gripping ..." —Martin Rubin, The Washington Times
About the Author David R. L. Litchfield is a writer, journalist, and documentary filmmaker. He has written for Rolling Stone, Tatler, and the Times.
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27 of 31 people found the following review helpful. Gratuitous and sensationalized By Meemselle Gratuitous and sensationalized manipulation of history is one way to put one's own spin on it. Mr. Litchfield's axe, however, is so large that I fear he will never get it ground. His vitriol for the entire Mitford family, not just Unity, is so poisonous that he blames the family for every ill to befall world history since the beginning of time.While I certainly understand his distaste for Unity Mitford--it's hard not to have an opinion of one of the most infamous women of the 20th century--it seems to me that he has allowed his very strong and not at all veiled (thinly or otherwise) opinion of the subject of this biography to color every single observation and every single conclusion drawn from his research (more later on the research). The most successful biographers are those who accept the subject as he or she was (or is) and to explore the depth and breadth of personality, but not to judge. It is frankly insulting to readers who are completely capable of forming opinions based on presented evidence. Litchfield strays so far from this premise that this work should more accurately be called an Op-Ed piece than a biography.Litchfield certainly makes some startling claims about the Mitford family, not the least of which is innuendo that the late Tom Mitford orchestrated incestuous relationships with his sisters. He finds fault with every member of the family, intimating that Lord Redesdale was incapable of writing his own letters, that Evelyn Waugh is actually the author of Nancy's earliest books, that it was impossible for Diana as a teenager to be interested in politics, that Deborah was "unwanted and overshadowed," and on and on ad nauseum. His prose drips with sarcasm and judgment, and is frankly, quite unpleasant.He is not content to grind his axe merely on the Mitford family, however. His analysis of Alfred “Duff” Cooper, British Ambassador to France in 1944, proceeds as follows:“Like Mosley, Duff spent too much time jumping in and out of bed with other peoples’ wives to be capable of contributing anything very useful in his role as a diplomat. Unfortunately, the British Empire had been remarkably effective at breeding such men.”In addition, his analysis of what he terms “Torah True Judaism, a branch of Orthodoxy” is so hilariously incorrect and off the mark that I wonder if he even knows anybody who is Jewish with whom he might have shared this howler, in an attempt to approach something at least resembling the truth.Litchfield takes it one step further and sneers at previous Mitford biographers, including David Pryce-Jones, Anne de Courcy, Jonathan Guinness, and Mary S. Lovell, but this does not stop him from heavy use of their careful and disciplined research. Litchfield's ace-in-the-hole for primary research sources turn out to be his mother, "who gained intimate knowledge of the Mitfords' 'goings-on' while her father was practising as a doctor in Burford," and his grandmother. With all due respect to Mr. Litchfield and his family members, what comes across is a family commitment to Mitford hating that is at least as virulent as the Mitford family commitment (with one or two exceptions) to fascism.I make no excuses for Unity Valkyrie Mitford. She was a fanatic, and a syncophantic and enthusiastic follower and apologist for one of the most evil men in world history. She was cruel and cavalier, and willingly complicit in a political movement that resulted in the slaughter of some 50-85 million people. Whatever her sexual preferences or appetites were has no bearing on her commitment to National Socialism, and Litchfield’s salacious and prurient focus on this aspect of her life is more than a little creepy.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Uncensored, unedited and self-serving tripe By Judy Cecil I've read a great deal about and by the Mitfords, including Nancy's fiction - which is witty, of it's time, and well written. I've also read a lot of other biographies of people who were mentioned in this book and about European history in the early 20th century over the last 30 years.Apparently the author didn't have time to do that, because the bibliography is so light on as to be minimal and he has preferred to rely on second, third, forth or fifth hand old family gossip. He's so obsessed by one alleged sex act that he returns to it again and again with creepy fascination. He alleges that the majority of the English, as well as the Government and the aristocracy, were pro-fascist and completely fails to take into account the effects of the depression and WW1 on the people of Europe and the political build-up to WW2. Unity Mitford was a complex individual in a fascinating time in world history. I was hoping to read a well-researched and evidence backed study. No such luck here. Perhaps 'uncensored' gives the game away. A better title may have been 'What My Mummy Told Me The Lady At The Post Office Might Have Said".Anyone who forms a judgement of the Mitford family, the people of England and Scotland, the aristocracy and the British Government based on this book may as well look to 'Entertainment Tonight' for world political news. Even the concept of a mother's love for her children is lost on this man. I don't know what the Mitford family and the English aristocracy did to the author and his family, but he sure has a personal axe to grind - and a rather unhealthy appetite for gossip presented as truth. Don't waste your money.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful. By "uncensored" he means "unresearched" By Sonia N. Simone This is essentially a tabloid newspaper story in book form. Salacious gossip, dressed up with as many lurid details as possible, and fact-checking is optional. Dreadful, and sheds no light on this tragic and misguided girl.
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