"Tells the true story of the ... criminal proceeding that followed when [Adolf] Hitler and nine other suspects were charged with high treason. ... By its end, Hitler would transform the fiasco of the beer hall putsch into a stunning victory for the fledgling Nazi Party. It was the trial that thrust Hilter into the limelight, provided him with an unprecedented stage for his demagoguery, and set him on his improbable path to power"--Dust jacket.
Examines Adolf Hitler's closest inner circle members individually and as a group and focuses on Hitler's three most important Nazi men: Goring, Goebbels, and Himmler, with a secondary inspection of Bormann, Speer, and Ribbentrop.