Hitler in Argentina: The Documented Truth of Hitler's Escape from Berlin

by Harry Cooper

Who said that Hitler did not die in the bunker in April 1945? Josef Stalin told President Harry Truman that Hitler did not.Marshall Zhukov said "We have found no corpse that could be Hitler's."This book not only tells of the escape of Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun and others of the Third Reich; it includes photographs, files from the FBI, CIA and OSS that show the US knew they escaped, interviews and much more.You will also read the reason that no government went after Hitler even though they knew where he was. This book will change the history you were taught in 5th grade.

Genres: History, Historical, World War II, Nonfiction

412 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 7, 2014

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you think that one bullet killed JFK, then you probably will not be interested in reading this book.

However, if you think that important facts have at times been hidden from the American public by their government in order to fulfill its political agenda, you might be interested in this very detailed description of the escape from Germany of thousands of Nazis at the end of (and also after) the war.

Read "Bodyguard of Lies". a record of the disinformation campaigns during World War II which were designed to deceive the enemy but needed to be believed by the general public in Allied countries.. so the population of the Allied Countries was lied to by their governments. It is not difficult to assume that facts were hidden and lies have been told by the US government also. This is not specific to one country or political belief.

This book is detailed. It brings together data from many former military of many countries to show the plans of the Germans even before the war to find hiding places for their U-boats, ships and people in South America, with actual charts, memos, photos, etc. It shows photos of actual Bavarian-type villages built and inhabited by Germans in remote and very defensible locations in South America. Many of these buildings were extremely luxurious; many Germans who escaped to South America enjoyed an expensive lifestyle.

It recounts the living accommodation given to many Nazis by the Vatican, (personal attention from the Pope), followed by false ID's, often that of fictitious priests. This is a less well received fact by many, that the Catholic church would openly support the escape of Nazis who were being sought by the Allies at the end of the war. (Before people become too judgmental, look carefully at the action of the Protestant church in Germany and their support of the concentration camps ... I am not judging either the Catholic church or the Protestant church; I am just repeating facts. The Catholics helped Nazis to escape, but in my opinion, many Protestants helped put people in concentration camps. The author, however, sticks to the facts. The role of Catholics in aiding Nazis is significant enough for him to document escapes)

The author is not biased, just detailed. He also shows photos of Eichmann's very inadequate residence and tells of his life as a factory worker.

The author includes letters from the CIA, FBI and other government agencies clearly stating that they are almost positive of the location of Hitler and Eva Braun in South America after the war. Documentation is also given of Argentinians who were aware from the beginning that Nazis were living among them.

Most people now acknowledge the competition between the Allies to bring home the top scientists regardless of their Nazi affiliations (which did not disappear upon entering their new countries). As a young teenager in school, I was shocked to see a photo of Wernher von Braun in my history textbook. I knew he was a Nazi; I did a bit of growing up that day. I did not know about Operation Paperclip. I grew up much more at the age of 17 when the Warren Commission Report "found" that there was only one sniper responsible for the death of JFK.

Many people now realize that South America, mostly Argentina, welcomed Nazis both for their gold and their technical and scientific knowledge.

But the most interesting part of the book is the detailed description of how Hitler was removed from the bunker, replaced by his double, and moved to South America. (Doubles were commonly used by most of the political leaders during this time of war. Hitler had more than one. So did Churchill.) Also interesting is the description of how the Nazi party continued but mostly without Hitler, who by this time was a broken man. And perhaps most interesting are the photos of an American president at one of these Nazi villages ...

The author also leads tours to many of these sites that he has photographed. This adds even more credibility. as does the endorsement by Ronald Reagan of the members of the Sharkhunters who provided much of the information for this book.

There is a lot of food for thought in this book.

Is it true? I think so. Does it matter now if Hitler escaped alive? Probably not, because he had lost much of his influence at this time and the running of the party was taken over by other Nazis.

But it is interesting because it does reveal a part of history that few people know about. Facts are facts. Interpretations vary. There were many escaped Nazis, most of whom were never found (or never revealed by the governments who gave them new identities... expunging their records of past Nazi affiliation and granting them security clearances ... Werner von Braun is one example of such deceit by the US government.)

I think that most people will learn something from this book.

As an aside that was never mentioned in this book, it is believed by many that Hitler had children and that some of his descendants are today in important political positions in Europe and North America. https://allthatsinteresting.com/hitle...

I have also read accounts of Hitler & Braun having 1 daughter (Ann) and later 3 daughters (Angela, Theresa and Dalia) in Argentina. These 3 daughters were sent to Europe to be raised. After Hitler's death in 1957, Eva changed her name to Madelyn, moved to the US with her daughter Ann, and married Stanley Dunham. Her daughter Ann became pregnant with a Kenyan national. She went to Africa to give birth to Barack Obama. When she realized that she was a "multiple" wife, she returned to the US and married Barry Soetoro. She raised her son, Barack Obama II, in the US.

Is there hard evidence of this? Yes, in the first link. But I have not seen any hard evidence of the information of Hitler's 4 daughters. However, if this information is true, then Hitler and his descendants are Rockefellers. It would also make Obama, as the child of Ann, a Rockefeller. According to this, Ann's parents were Hitler and Braun. This would make Hitler Obama's grandfather. But this would be someone whom he never even met if Hitler died in 1957 before Braun left Argentina for the US. There are other reports of Hitler dying in the 1960's. There are many documents from world leaders saying that they believed Hitler and Braun had escaped and had body doubles executed in the bunker.

Is this of any importance historically or today? I don't know. But I am sure that Hitler did have offspring. DNA testing would be interesting. 3 of these daughters were not raised by Hitler.

This information is interesting but only historically as supplementary to the research in this book. I will watch for anything which proves or disproves this. I am simply adding this comment here in case there is a reader who has more information on the topic.

If this information is correct, it is in no way a judgment of the people mentioned. They are not responsible for the actions of their father or grandfather. I think this information is interesting from an historical perspective. Hitler's geneaology might be as convoluted as that of the British monarchy.

I hope that nobody is offended by this information. It is not my intent to offend anyone. (I am Canadian and perhaps not familiar enough with US politics.) It is well known that Obama is the son of Ann Dunham. His ancestry is not relevant, just interesting.

I would be glad to hear anything which either proves or disproves this information. I do not have an opinion on this. It needs more research but geneaology is not my field of interest.

[Cheryl Long · Rating 1 out of 5]

Waste of Money!

Oh, my God, this book was such a waste of time and money! The writing is just deplorable, the conclusions are all based on ridiculous suppositions and conjecture, and anybody with a brain just has to question virtually every page of this garbage. I agree: I believe that our government lies to us about everything of any importance and they could be lying about Hitler committing suicide. The problem I have with this book is just that it is so poorly written that it couldn't convince me of anything. The last time I read anything so obviously fake was when I tried to read The Book of Mormon. I would really like my money back!

[Arlan Landey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Less poorly copied documents would have helped make the book more worth the price!

I'm convinced Hitler escaped. Things in this book only bolstered my opinion which I have held since childhood after hearing my dad's stories of his time in Europe during and after World War II.

Footnotes instead of visually sharing documents that are now available via the FOI would have permitted much more space for detailing operations in seeking information and in offering the reader more information as well.

I want to know the names of his (alleged) children, what happened to Eva Braun, where they are buried and more...

[Preetam Chatterjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harry Cooper’s *Hitler in Argentina* unfolds like a confessional whispered across decades, a narrative that insists on dragging history out of its tidy coffin and into the foggy margins of possibility. The book doesn’t just speculate; it seduces the reader into a parallel world where the official story of Hitler’s death is simply the most convenient fiction, a stage-managed finale crafted by desperate powers and exhausted bureaucracies.

Cooper, in his measured but insistent prose, constructs a narrative in which Hitler’s vanishing act is not a momentary lapse of evidence or the result of Soviet confusion, but a carefully orchestrated exit from history itself, a maneuver designed to outlive witnesses, governments, and the passage of time. The very opening frames the story not in Berlin’s chaos but in the distant, enigmatic landscape of Argentina, where, according to him, exile becomes the real theater of postwar evil, and every rumor, every shadowed valley, is a potential archive.

From the start, the book refuses the linear certainty historians crave. Cooper’s Hitler is a fugitive whose movements are traced in fragments—rumors from German expatriates, clues left in coded telegrams, hints embedded in South American bureaucracies. Each chapter leaps between continents and decades, between the icy corridors of Berlin’s collapse and the sun-bleached Andes, producing a disorientation that mirrors the book’s epistemic challenge: how do we know what happened when the world itself was collapsing into smoke and rumor? There is a deliberate playfulness here with the mechanics of evidence.

Documents are cited with precision, yet the authors often acknowledge their gaps, presenting these lacunae not as weaknesses but as spaces of imaginative engagement. The reader becomes a collaborator in the construction of narrative truth, assembling fragments like a detective piecing together a case where the victim is history itself and the suspect is myth.

Cooper’s treatment of Argentina is at once geographic and symbolic. He portrays Bariloche, Buenos Aires, and the broader Pampas as landscapes charged with secrecy and complicity, spaces where fascist fugitives could melt into civilian life without suspicion.

The meticulous descriptions of villas, German-language newspapers, and quiet expatriate communities evoke an uncanny sense of normalcy overlaying moral rupture. It is a country both distant and intimate, a moral hinterland where time bends to accommodate the survival of men who should have been erased.

In the postmodern sense, Argentina functions not only as setting but as character, a semiotic landscape whose geography mirrors the fractures in collective memory and the instability of recorded history. Cooper makes the terrain a metaphor for historical ambiguity itself: the physical contours of the land echo the shifting contours of evidence and belief.

The narrative thrives on tension between plausibility and intrigue. Cooper frequently references eyewitness testimonies, intercepted communications, and even intelligence documents to suggest a networked and meticulously organized escape. Yet these fragments are always shadowed by the awareness that they are incomplete, sometimes unreliable, and often contradictory. This tension is precisely the engine of the book. It reflects a postmodern historiography in which certainty is not the goal; the goal is the engagement with uncertainty.

The book’s power lies in its ability to make the reader feel the slippery quality of evidence, to inhabit a world in which the past is both fixed and fluid, where the boundaries between fact and rumor are porous and constantly renegotiated.

Stylistically, Cooper balances a journalistic attention to detail with a narrative cadence that leans toward suspense fiction. There is a rhythm to his chapters that mimics the fugitive’s flight: sudden breaks of action, elongated passages of observation, and the careful placement of cliffhangers at the end of sections.

This rhythm enacts the very elusiveness the book chronicles; the reader experiences the chase, the uncertainty, the constant need to anticipate and reassess. Even in moments of dense archival discussion, there is a cinematic quality—landscapes rendered with visual precision, movements traced with clarity, and the ominous presence of the protagonist hovering invisibly through decades and continents.

What makes Cooper’s work particularly compelling in a postmodern reading is the recursive logic of conspiracy. Each piece of evidence, each anecdote, is presented with an implicit acknowledgment of its own provisionality. The text is self-aware: it knows it might be contested, might be dismissed as implausible, might even be wrong.

This self-consciousness is the hallmark of postmodern narrative; the book performs its own skepticism even as it promotes a radical alternative to conventional history. It does not simply posit Hitler’s escape as fact; it dramatizes the act of believing, the psychic investment in a narrative that bridges historical record and imaginative reconstruction.

Belief becomes performative, and the book becomes a space in which reader and author negotiate the boundaries of trust, plausibility, and desire.

Cooper also navigates the psychological dimensions of the myth. Hitler in Argentina is not merely an escaped dictator; he is the embodiment of unresolved collective trauma. By imagining him alive and present, the book externalizes anxieties about justice, mortality, and historical closure. The persistence of evil becomes tangible, a presence in a world that otherwise would offer the tidy satisfaction of moral finality.

This insistence on the continued relevance of a defeated tyrant mirrors broader cultural obsessions with the persistence of malevolence in historical memory. The text implicitly asks: if evil could vanish in 1945, why do we still feel its shadow today? The narrative response is to place that evil, geographically and temporally, within reach—so that the reader must confront it again.

The book’s structure, which oscillates between narrative storytelling and quasi-academic exposition, produces a layered effect that mirrors the act of historical investigation itself. Cooper shifts from detailing postwar German networks in South America to recounting supposed interviews with local informants, to analyzing declassified documents, creating a rhythm that mimics both research and revelation.

The reader is never allowed to settle, never allowed to assume mastery over the past. Every claim is both assertion and provocation, every historical fragment a doorway into speculation. In this way, *Hitler in Argentina* functions as a meditation on historiography: history is never simply recovered; it is actively constructed, contested, and performed.

Cooper’s work cannot escape engagement with the larger cultural discourse on conspiracy. By situating Hitler in Argentina, he taps into the persistent fascination with hidden knowledge, secret networks, and the tantalizing possibility that the official story is incomplete. This is not merely sensationalism; it is a reflection of epistemological anxiety.

The reader is invited to question the reliability of archives, the biases of historians, and the silences that punctuate recorded history. The act of reading becomes an act of interpretation and skepticism, with the book itself functioning as both object of study and participant in the discourse it describes. The thrill comes not from proof but from immersion in a world where truth is elusive and the past is actively contested.

Critics, of course, have challenged Cooper’s conclusions. Mainstream historians point to the forensic evidence in Berlin, the consistent witness accounts, and the absence of verifiable traces in Argentina. Yet the book’s allure lies precisely in the tension between those established facts and the tantalizing shadows Cooper explores. His writing acknowledges these critiques without capitulating to them, inviting the reader into a space where evidence, rumor, and imagination coexist.

The narrative itself becomes a laboratory for testing belief, a performative site where historical authority is both interrogated and dramatized. In that sense, the book exemplifies postmodern historiography: it foregrounds uncertainty, ambiguity, and the multiplicity of perspectives over a singular, authoritative account.

The aesthetic effect of *Hitler in Argentina* is cumulative. By layering testimonies, documents, and narrative speculation, Cooper creates a text that is simultaneously immersive, disorienting, and haunting. Argentina is depicted not only as a physical space but as a moral and psychological terrain, a canvas upon which the imagination can project unresolved fears and anxieties.

The fugitive dictator is less a man than a symbol, a locus for exploring the persistence of evil, the fragility of truth, and the complexity of historical memory. The reader is left not with certainty but with a sense of continued engagement, a recognition that the past is never fully contained, that stories, like shadows, extend beyond the reach of finality.

Ultimately, Cooper’s book is about the human need to keep the narrative alive. The suggestion that Hitler survived, even if unprovable, speaks to the impossibility of fully reconciling with history’s darkest chapters. The text becomes a meditation on endurance: of myth, of trauma, of obsession. In its layered approach, it mirrors the very fugitive it pursues—elusive, persistent, inhabiting spaces that are real and imagined, documented and speculative.

Reading *Hitler in Argentina* is to inhabit the tension between disbelief and fascination, between closure and the longing for unresolved narrative. It asks the reader to dwell in ambiguity, to accept that certainty is perhaps less compelling than the pursuit itself, and that some stories, like some figures, refuse to die.

Cooper’s writing, measured yet insistent, leaves the reader suspended between credulity and skepticism. The landscapes, historical fragments, and psychological undertones coalesce into a narrative that is as much about the human desire for understanding as it is about Hitler himself. The book’s enduring appeal lies in this duality: it is simultaneously plausible enough to seduce, speculative enough to provoke, and layered enough to withstand repeated interrogation.

It is not merely a historical theory; it is a meditation on the nature of belief, the fragility of truth, and the endurance of narrative in the shadow of catastrophe. In imagining Hitler in Argentina, Cooper asks the reader to confront the uncomfortable possibility that history is never finished, that stories persist beyond the final page, and that the past is a terrain of imagination as much as record.

*Hitler in Argentina* is, in the end, a book about the spaces between certainty and doubt, about the power of rumor to shape perception, about the human need to keep the terrible alive in narrative form. It is immersive, unsettling, and beautifully ambiguous, a work that operates simultaneously as historical investigation, imaginative reconstruction, and psychological meditation.

Cooper invites readers into a world in which the past is both tangible and spectral, where evidence competes with interpretation, and where the legacy of the twentieth century is measured as much by what survives in myth as by what survives in archives. It is a work that lingers, haunting the margins of memory and speculation, leaving the reader aware that some stories, like shadows, refuse to be fully contained.

[Dina Rae · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is about a spy who claims that he transported Martin Bormann to Argentina. Hitler was also transported to the same region where many Nazis lived out their days. Supposedly Juan Peron knew all about it and kept his mouth shut for money.
My Review: The book had many typos and grammar errors in the beginning, but eventually smoothed out into a great read. I believe Hitler got away because his body was "burned" and then many said it was the body of a woman. I also heard the dental records didn't match. Supposedly Eva got away too. I guess my biggest question is this-why didn't the US go down to Argentina if so many people knew where Hitler was living? There is a great deal of German influence in parts of Argentina. I know the US snagged many of Hitler's scientists, but to go along with his escape is inexcusable. It's almost as if they wanted a 4th Reich. Great read for history buffs. Author loaded it up with pics, maps, and original documents. 5/5 Stars.

[Scott Holstad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Written very unevenly, inconsistent in assertions and alleged proof, it makes for an interesting read. I thought there seemed to be some pretty good stuff in terms of documentation, circumstantial evidence etc., but these were offset by logic flaws and too much reliance on "So and so was there or did this or went there" so NATURALLY I guess because it may have seemed logistically plausible, the author seems to take huge leaps into areas he'd predetermined were his truth and was looking for anything that could support that. Just because one "could" have doesn't mean that automatically means one "did." Recommended for the curious and because it is interesting, but I take issue with the part of the title reading "The Documented Truth," because that's fucking bullshit. If it were TRUTH, it'd largely been universally acknowledged and while it's POSSIBLE, I'd wager the number of people who would take his book as the "documented truth" of Hitler's escape to South America is in the minority, probably very strong minority. It's intellectually dishonest to make that statement. Like those today who still argue for the "truth" that the earth is flat or some such shit in other areas. "Belief" does not automatically equate to or make "Truth," no matter how much the zealots scream it. Establishing the "truth" of something, especially controversial, requires new and separate standards. One can claim there are giant immortal Easter bunnies living in the bottom of the sea, handing out "eternity" pellets for the right bribes, but that belief or assertion doesn't mean it's True at all -- it's quite likely the opposite. The standard for proof becomes much higher at that point. The whole "extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof" premise, which I subscribe to. This book makes a decent effort, but more would need to be offered and done by more, credible people to transition this from a "belief" to a "truth." As that still has to occur, this is a 2.5 star book I've generously give 3 stars for for originality in specifics and entertainment value. Otherwise, fan fiction...

[Cory Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The main question is 'Did Hitler (and other members of the upper leadership in the Nazi party) escape after WWII and live out the remainder of their lives in Argentina?'

The answer - Maybe?

It might be easier to believe if this book was written in a more professional format with a talented author presenting a compelling case with clear facts and supporting documentation.

Instead we have what appears to be a self-published book (not a good sign) by the 'Shark Hunters' organization that felt like I was reading a conspiracy theory. The author's attempt to steer the reader into his conclusions was also annoying and obvious, like he wrote the book for a target audience (which I may not have belonged to).

I did enjoy the account of Angel De Velasco, and found his description of his time during the war believable (specifically his time in the bunker and his escape from Germany). His testimony is the basis of this entire book. Note - the author discounts the credibility of his own witness later in the book. I also found it interesting to see how much the Catholic Church was involved with harboring/protecting Nazi's after the war.

It was hard to take this too seriously (written in a tabloid format with varying font size/styles throughout). Plus, many of the images were blurry and unreadable (specifically, the floor plans of Hitler's bunker, numerous maps throughout the book and countless documents which the book includes as evidence). This is where a real publisher might have come in handy.

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of all an interesting book that corroborates many other well documented stories of the opportunity to escape Germany unscathed, while maintaining freedom.

Not well written, but the accounts and documentation is hard to refute. There were too many reasons for the US to allow the Germans of South America to exist (in exchange for their nuclear experience and development programs - and fear of the USSR) not to mention the support of the Nazi's by many in government s globally.

[carl oberland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting and Informative but gaps in literary quality

Recommended for history buffs. Packed with plausible storylines. However photos and documents often fuzzy and difficult to read. We do have v to credit Mr Cooper for his extensive research and trying to reveal the true history.

[Larry Wegman · Rating 3 out of 5]

The book makes a case for Hitler having escaped to Argentina after the war, where the Nazis supposedly tried to regroup so they could re-establish the Third Reich. And heavily influenced Juan Peron. Verrryy Interesting (as Arte Johnson used to say).

[Tim Sweeney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good but short

Interesting story on how Bormann escaped but 1/3 of the book is advertisement for other books and dvds. Very little on butler in Argentina.

[Maurice Field · Rating 1 out of 5]

Garbage

[Angela Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting with lots of documentation to support what's written.

[Cynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was interesting. It had a lot of scanned copies of federal reports and some interesting perspectives. It also had some distracting typos. The authors needed a better editor.

[Hans · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read this book on the strength of the author being interviewed on Forum Borealis many moons ago. A great read.

[Boris · Rating 4 out of 5]

Back in the 1980s I perused a book in a book store whose title was something like "The Private Life of Adolph Hitler" (I have not been able to locate a book of this title). I skipped forward to the last chapter that was titled something like "Did He Get Away?". One of the points the author made was that the supposed bones of Hitler that were shown by the Russians in 1965 were widely believed to be faked at that time.

Fast forward to 2011 where the bones were finally DNA tested and found to be those of a middle aged woman. They were obviously not those of a male or Hitler and Eva Braun was in her early 30s. So one can safely conclude that Hitler did indeed get away. The book mentions that Stalin told Truman as much at Potsdam. At the higher levels of government it was apparently widely known at that time.

The book centers around the lengthy verbatim account of a Spanish Fascist, Don Pedro Angel de Velasco, who spent the last months of the war in the Berlin bunker and ended up traveling by submarine to Argentina with Martin Borman. It seems another widely known "secret" in Argentina was that Borman was in the country. This is contrary to the recent DNA testing of a skeleton that was determined to be that of Borman. The author skeptically contends that it was too coincidental that the authorities should happen to find Borman's remains among those of thousands.

The conflicting testimony of the various supposed witnesses to Hitler's and Braun's death is mentioned. The positions of the supposed bodies after the purported suicide did not agree from the different accounts.

Hitler ultimately ended up residing in the Patagonian town of Bariloche though he spent some time further south in a remote area of Patagonia with an arctic climate.

The author mentions a curious fact if it is indeed a fact. Borman, along with the two famous escapees of Mengele and Eichman were Jewish.

Some interesting and intriguing facts that make for a plausible case that Hitler did indeed escape.

[Todd Settimo · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book provided a lot of information to digest. I’m not as sure it proved to me that Hitler himself escaped, but it definitely shed a lot of light on the system in place to get monsters like Mengele safely away. Is it possible Hitler got away? Certainly. But did he. That’s still not certain after reading this.

[A · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed it. My only complaint is that while the material is immeasurably interesting and the evidence undoubtedly compelling, the writing is mediocre at best. The book is structured as a book report. The layout, design and grammatical errors make it seem as if a 5th grader had written it.
Other than that, it was definitely an interesting read.

[Steven · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting book, but there were some odd photoshopped images, and some copy and paste bits. Also half the book just seemed to be an advert for the website.

[Catherine Caligiuri · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly interesting

Interesting but clumsily edited leaves room for more. Need some more content to bolster the case for the alleged escape