'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': 1932-33: the road to power -- 'A real and genuine capital': 1933 and later: Hitler's metropolis.