Hitler's personal pilot

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Adolf Hitler trusted few men, but his faith in pilot Hans Baur never wavered. Baur, a decorated World War I flier and one of Germany's leading commercial aviators of the 1920s, joined the fledgling Nazi Party in 1926. His skill and daring, and his early party membership, catapulted him to the top of the list when Adolf Hitler sought a pilot for his political campaign of 1932. From 1932 to 1945, Hitler refused to fly with anyone but Baur at the controls. Baur became Hitler's companion and confidant and was as close to being the German leader's friend as anyone in Hitler's inner circle. Hitler's Personal Pilot is a revealing look that will fascinate both experts and novices on Nazi Germany with its fresh insight into the inner workings of the Third Reich and the madness of Adolf Hitler.