Beloved dictator with ice-cold charm Hitlers spellbinding speeches and plan to build a mighty German empire seduced millions of people to back his party and his cause. But how was he able to inspire such adoration and blind faith? This issue examines Hitler as a person: his life and death, daily habits, companions and comforts. Those who knew the Fuhrer personally often described him as charismatic, and many people worshipped him as a god. But how was Nazi propaganda able to portray a mass murderer as a new Messiah? And can the rise of history's populist leaders teach us useful lessons today?