Hitler's Berlin: abused city

"It's a wonderful city" : 1916-18 : Hitler's early visits to Berlin

"Not away from Berlin but towards Berlin" : 1919-25 : a social climber from Munich on his way north

"It is the Gau's tragedy that it never had a real leader" : 1922-6 : setbacks in building up the NSDAP in Berlin

"A second headquarters" : 1926 : Goebbels takes over the running of the party in Berlin

"The alternative Berlin is lying in wait, ready to pounce'" : 1927-28 : the successes of a dangerously misjudged splinter group

"The movement is now gaining ground in worrying ways" : 1928-30 : the breakthrough as the dominant party of the right

"Hitler is standing at the gates of Berlin" : 1930 : the NSDAP between legitimate tactics and open violence

"He hates Berlin and loves Munich" : 1931 : the capital as the butt of ridicule and vituperation

"The power struggle is just beginning" : 1932 : the start of a decisive year

"German Berlin is on the march" : 1932-3 : the road to power

"A real and genuine capital" : 1933 and later : Hitler's metropolis.