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13. Hitler? Whatever Happened To Him?

Nazis: The Road to Power

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Hitler's Last Bloody Chance

In 1932, the Nazi party was still short of a governing majority in Germany. The new Chancellor Franz von Papen has been installed by General Schleicher. Hitler's last chance to join the government as vice-chancellor is at stake. But with perfect German but no family connections, no private income, and a second-class degree, I knew I had a much better chance as a newspaperman than a diplomat.

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