Rise of the Nazis: The Downfall

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How Hitler seized, kept and fell from power - and the postwar manhunt for war criminals.

How Hitler seized, kept and fell from power - from the origins of Nazism to the manhunt for the Holocaust's war criminals. Inside the minds of monsters - and those who fought them.

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Rise of the Nazis: The Downfall: Who Will Betray Him?

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Who Will Betray Him?

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Hitler’s pursuit of total war plays out as a psychological drama within his inner circle.

Germany is losing the war, but Hitler refuses surrender. Instead, he pursues a policy of total war, which plays out as a psychological drama within his inner circle.

In the winter of 1944, Germany is losing the war on all fronts, but Hitler refuses to contemplate surrender. Instead, he calls leading military generals to a secret location and orders them to start preparing a massive surprise attack against the Western Allies as part of his policy of total war. It's an attack he believes will finally break them.

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Examining the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faces collapse.

Examining the actions of Hitler and his inner circle as the Third Reich faces collapse in the final weeks of WWII.

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