'It's a wonderful city': 1916-18: Hitler's early visits to Berlin -- 'Not away from Berlin but towards Berlin': 1919-25: a social climber from Munich on his way north -- 'It is the Gau's tragedy that it never had a real leader': 1922-6: setbacks in building up the NSDAP in Berlin -- 'A second headquarters': 1926: Goebbels takes over the running of the party in Berlin -- 'The alternative Berlin is lying in wait, ready to pounce': 1927-28: the successes of of a dangerously misjudged splinter group -- 'The movement is now gaining ground in worrying ways': 1928-30: the breakthrough as the dominant pary of the Right -- 'Hitler is standing at the gates of Berlin': 1930: the NSDAP between legitimate tactics and open violence -- 'he hates Berlin and loves Munich: 1931: the capital as the butt of ridicule and vituperation -- 'The power struggle is just beginning': 1932: the start of a decisive year -- 'German Berlin is on the march': 1932-33: the road to power -- 'A real and genuine capital': 1933 and later: Hitler's metropolis.
Summary:
From his first visit to Berlin in 1916, Hitler was preoccupied and fascinated by Germany's great capital city. In this vivid and entirely new account of Hitler's relationship with Berlin, Thomas Friedrich explores how Hitler identified with the city, how his political aspirations were reflected in architectural aspirations for the capital, and how Berlin surprisingly influenced the development of Hitler's political ideas.
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