Cover; Hitler; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Dedication; Introduction Hitler's power: an enigma; Chapter 1 Power of the 'Idea'; Chapter 2 Getting power; The movement; The masses; The elites; Chapter 3 Repression and power; The atomisation of opposition; The subjugation of legality in the Führer state; Chapter 4 Plebiscitary power; The underlying consensus; Agencies of acclamation; Führer acclamation and regime dynamism; Chapter 5 Expansion of power; The erosion of collective government; The seizure of opportunity; Chapter 6 Absolute power.

The disintegration of the stateThe 'Idea' becomes reality; Chapter 7 Hubris of power; Conclusion Hitler's power and destruction; Further Reading; Chronology; Abbreviations; Index.