Currently reading Hitler (1973) by #JoachimFast, who vividly describes the German mindset after WWI, setting the stage for the rise of fascism--very enlightening.
But, it's a bit unsettling to read things like this:
"[He] practiced an imitatio of the great man; the attempt was boldly carried to the utmost extreme, and ultimately failed. It would appear that such attempts ended with him...."