A biography of the struggling Austrian artist who rose from obscurity to power as the leader of the Nazi party and, later, the German nation and whose ambitions led the world to war.

Machine generated contents note: The Early Years 6 -- The Passionate Soldier 16 -- Hitler and the Start of the Nazi Party 24 -- Building the Nazi Party: 1925-1929 34 -- Creating the Third Reich 42 -- Domestic Policy-Propaganda and the Dictator 50 -- Hitler the Man-His Private Life 58 -- Foreign Policy: 1933-1940 64 -- War on All Fronts: 1940-1942 72 -- The Misfortunes of War 80 -- Final Collapse of the Nazis 88 -- The Last Months 96 -- Glossary 106 -- Further Reading 107 -- Time Line 108 -- Index 110.