Joachim Clemens Fest (December 8, 1926-September 11, 2006), German historian, journalist, critic and editor, is best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including an important biography of Adolf Hitler and books about Albert Speer and the German Resistance. He was a leading figure in debate among German historians about the Nazi period. Wikipedia
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THE GERMAN historian and journalist Joachim C. Fest was a central figure in his countrys postwar debate about the origins and consequences of the Nazi catastrophe. www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-2354797,00.html
Conservative German historian Joachim Fest, the author of two influential books on Adolf Hitler, died at the age of 79 on Monday. Fest was considered Germany's foremost historian on the Third Reich. DW-WORLD.DE, die Deutsche Welle im Internet: Nachrichten www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,2171284,00.html
