Hitler: The Rise and Fall

How did Hitler go from teenage loner to German national hero and Fuhrer? More4 presents the definitive guide to the world's most evil dictator, who was responsible for the total destruction of Europe and the horrific genocide of millions of people. The opening episode investigates the first three decades of Adolf Hitler's life to discover what transformed a down-and-out Austrian into the undisputed leader of the Nazi Party. We reveal the truth behind Hitler's time serving in World War One.

How did Hitler go from teenage loner to German national hero and Fuhrer? More4 presents the definitive guide to the world's most evil dictator, who was responsible for the total destruction of Europe and the horrific genocide of millions of people. This second episode investigates Hitler's astonishing rise from election defeat in 1928 to becoming Germany's Messiah just five years later. Experts analyse his speech-making skills and pioneering political spin, and explore the mind of a man who ruthlessly executes his closest comrade in a night of brutal mass murder. They explore how Hitler survives the scandalous death of his niece, shot with his own pistol, zero in on Hitler's first meeting with Eva Braun, and attempt to square the private Hitler, who is paranoid about his own security, with the celluloid god of the ultimate propaganda movie, Triumph of the Will.

This episode looks inside Hitler's mindset during his first four years in power. As he tightens his iron grip on Germany and turns his sights to conquest, he becomes increasingly self-indulgent as his vision of himself as a heroic leader grows. Leading experts investigate the key skills that enable him to turn the tables on Europe's foreign leaders. 

This episode examines Hitler's transformation from Fuhrer of the German people into the megalomaniac Nazi messiah responsible for the global carnage of World War II, as he invades Poland, France and Russia. Experts analyze his behavior and body language to reveal the clues to Hitler's secret thoughts.

Having bathed in adulation and success for a decade, discover how Hitler reacts when the tide of war turns against him. As he struggles to stay in control, expert analysis reveals the darkest arts of his personality, driven by his beliefs. As the tide of war turns against Hitler, he accelerates the holocaust and sacrifices millions of lives on the eastern front, while retreating into drug addiction in his palatial country home.

More4 presents the definitive guide to the world's most evil dictator, who was responsible for the total destruction of Europe and the horrific genocide of millions of people. The final episode explores Hitler's mental and physical decline as he was forced to confront the endgame of inevitable defeat. When the Fuhrer miraculously survived an assassination attempt, his lust for vengeance triggered an unequalled reign of terror. His military gambles proved disastrous and accelerated his downfall. As the Army refused to counterattack and his closest allies turned against him, Hitler finally accepted the inevitable. In the depths of his Fuhrer bunker in Berlin, he rewarded his hidden mistress of 13 years with marriage - then fewer than 40 hours later asked his valet for his gun and pulled the trigger.