The fake “Hitler Diaries” of the early 1980s set the standard for literary hoaxes. The diaries were at best an amateur job by forger Konrad Kujau. So, how did they acquire such worldwide fame? Go to the Gale Forensic Science eCollection on ngl.cengage.com/forensicscience2e and research the Hitler Diaries. Make your own investigation by examining the primary sources available online. In a summary of the case that covers
- the motives of the forger,
- the involvement of the German magazine Stern,
- the forgery errors that were uncovered during the analysis of the diaries, and
- the information that was unveiled at the trial.