Adolf Hitler

How did Hitler come to power to become the dictator who presided over Germany's fate for twelve years, wreaking havoc throughout Europe, establishing his country's domination and planning unprecedented genocide ? This failed Austrian artist, of bland appearance, enlisted as a corporal during the Great War, later to become the leader of a racist antisemitic nationalist party through demagogic talent, hypnotising charisma, the capacity to exploit weakness in his adversaries and the strength of his convictions. Yet, none of this would have been possible without the German people, who placed their hopes and aspirations in their Führer's hands. Hitler's story is a series of successful, but also failed, initiatives that led the dictator and his people to the uttermost level of violence and destruction. Through texts and photographs, this book strives to demystify Hitler and his criminal schemes.