Who is Adolf Hitler from The World's Great Speeches and what is their importance?

Adolf Hitler is the German dictator, who is credited with athe dramatic increase in membership of the Nazi Party. He is best known as the man who precipitated World War II. He realized well that the best way to gain the support of the masses is through the spoken word. Hitler is able to present ideals in a way that gain that support, touting the "malicious press campaign" against him personally and Germany as a whole.