like his father, who would not return home until he'd made his fortune, and when he did, also brought his young niece back to keep house, until they were eventually married. That young girl was Adolf's own mother.

Hitler also liked to play the macho role with her, demonstrating how he "could bewitch the masses and scare his lieutenants out of their wits." (1) But not everyone was impressed, and many resented how much money he was spending on himself, while playing the role of a frugal leader.

While he didn't take money directly from the party coffers he charged exorbitant rates for articles that he wrote for their various publications, while paying the editorial workers starvation wages.

He also published his book at this time, which he wanted to callFour and a Half Years of Struggle Against Lies, Stupidity, and Cowardice, but settled for the suggested title of Mein Kampf, or "My Struggle."

In the meantime there was someone else in the party with leadership aspirations and he too had quite a following. His name was Gregor Strasser and he and his brother Otto had joined the Nazi party during the early days. They were there for the Beer Hall Putsch, that netted Gregor a year and a half under guard.

He was well educated, was a decorated officer, but more importantly was German. Hitler was not. He was Austrian, and while he applied for citizenship, he still lived under the constant fear that he would be deported.

Another advantage that Strasser had over his opponent was the fact that