The Complete Story of Hitler and the Nazis

The Gestapo represented Hitler's secret police force. The clandestine organization created by Hermann Goering was tasked with the judicial responsibilities of handling arrests, torture, confessions, and information gathering for the Reich.

The Waffen SS represented Hitler's elite fighting force. The sinister black-clad figures of nightmare, they hold a unique and dark place in German military history. Their code demanded a lethal combination of bravery and savagery.

Driven by hatred towards Hitler, courageous co-conspirators set an intricate plan in motion to bring the Fuhrer to his demise known as the Valkyrie Plot. The most famous attempt to assassinate Hitler occurred in July 1944 but failed.

Witness a side of Hitler only his inner circle new through home movies Hitler filmed with his mistress Eva Braun at Berghof, his mountain retreat. Is this urbane man smiling out at us the same man who oversaw inhumane acts of savagery?

18 months after Hitler launched a momentous invasion of the Soviet Union, the Germans realized a more defensive posture, as Stalingrad proved formidable against Nazi aggression. Still, two years would pass before this world war would end.

Delve into the chilling accounts of Hitler and the Nazi's ruthless aspirations and savage victories as German armies blitz their way through Northern Europe and invade the Soviet Union as the early years of World War II gain full momentum.

Adolf Hitler extensively studied Germanic mythology and legends, and upon combining knowledge he garnered in these areas with cutting-edge theories of genetic science, his new ideology eugenically established Germans as the "Master Race."

By 1934, the SS was becoming Hitler's brotherhood of templars. The handpicked, disciplined, and fiercely loyal bodyguard of the furor was being transformed into a mystical order of Aryan elite dedicated to the creation of an empire.

Hitler evolved to practice an entirely new faith, complete with a holy book, venerated relics, and a priestly elite in the form of Heinrich Himmler's SS. Hitler himself was viewed as the ultimate leader in Messianic terms.

The swastika has been an important symbol in many cultures throughout the world over the course of human history. To the Nazi Party, the symbol was imbued with feelings of honor, strength, and solidarity for their cruel ambition.

One of the key components of Hitler's power stemmed from the industrial capabilities he wielded. Cutting edge armaments of myriad designs were created to reinforce his mighty military forces. Hitler's war machine never ceased production.