‘Aliatul uitat al lui Hitler. Ion Antonescu si regimul sau 1940-1944’
Translated from English by Delia Razdolescu

ISBN 978-973-50-1936-5, Humanitas Publishing House. Price 45 RON

This is a study which tries to find the true historical profile of Ion Antonescu, the marshal demonised by the Legionari (the Romanian fascists) and by the Stalinist regime, “recovered” by the nationalist communism of Nicolae Ceausescu, and transformed after 1990 in an emblematic figure of the anti-communism.

Dennis Deletant’s book brings a new perspective on Ion Antonescu and his times: the point of view of a non-Romanian researcher, foreign to the Romania-born passions on the subject, bringing discord sometimes among the historians themselves. It’s the point of view of a researcher who reads through all archive materials thinking about their deep significance, a researcher who knows that historical personalities and times must be judged, but without hatred and bias.

You can order this book from Humanitas publishing house at cpp@humanitas.ro .

The English edition of the book, ‘Hitler’s Forgotten Ally. Ion Antonescu and His Regime, Romania 1940–1944’ was published by Palgrave Macmillan, April 2006, ISBN: 1403993416.