A hardback book of 204 pages, mostly black and white images with a few colour ones, some maps, tables of figures, and a couple of plans of the buildings mentioned. 

Given this is a 2025 reprint, I was expecting more current 'now' images than were included, some of which date back to the 1980s. And this would be my only criticism of the book, it is not very "now", more like "middle distance past". But this does not distract from an otherwise good book. 

There is not a lot of reading in it, the majority of the text is given over to the captions that accompany the images, which are all clear, focused, and relevant to the title. The "chapters" are broken down by location in the west, based on the fact that the war was fought on two fronts, which is explained in the introduction, page 6. The book recognizes the political nature of its contents, with 'A warning to end this introduction. These photos of banal discussions and walks in the reclusive and well-regulated world of the FHQu should not make us forget that the men we see were the masters of the Nazi regime and the managers of its horrors, its concentration camps, its mass shooting of Jews in the East, its extermination camps. 

Which conflicts with "William George Fits-Gerald, writing for the British magazine Homes & Gardens, described Hitler as 'his own decorator, designer, and furnisher, as well as architect...", p.185. 

The book is well written if a little dated, there are not many current or colour images, but for the most part the images focus on Hitler, his entourage, and several locations in western Europe where Hitler planned and executed the war. These are grouped logically by location and typically following a chronological order as the ware progressed. 

The captions are succinct but contain enough text to give the image context and be informative. 

Easily recommended for historical and modelling purposes.

thank you to Pen & Sword books for the review sample, I expect I will be referencing it again soon.