Professor Buzzkill History Podcast · Joe Coohill
Hitler's Rise to Power: History and Myth
·1 hr 7 min·5 clips
Hitler was twice rejected from the Vienna Art School, a turning point that left him with no future.
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A clear look at Hitler's rise that cuts through the myths, the party takeover, and the failed Beer Hall Putsch.
This episode strips away the legend and gets into the machinery of Hitler's rise. It lays out the membership-number myth, the takeover of an existing party from Anton Drexler, and the Beer Hall Putsch as a hurried, doomed attempt to grab Bavaria before pushing on Berlin.
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