The gloomy figure of Hitler is the personification of the bloody era. Mountains of books have been written about the Fuhrer of Nazi Germany, many films have been shot, almost his every step has been studied. The answers generated only new questions and riddles. Everything was questioned, from origin and surname to death. How did an unsuccessful Austrian artist become an omnipotent leader who managed to literally hypnotize the crowds and unleashed the worst war in human history? What is the secret of Hitler's almost mystical influence on others? Is there any truth in the memories of contemporaries, guesses and assumptions of descendants? An unbiased account of Adolf Hitler's rise to power and his collapse will help the reader see the true face.