Was Hitler a great leader or a monster?

To fully answer this question one must look at the underlying philosophies behind Hitler's leadership. What did he stand for and did his ideologies have any redeeming characteristics? Indisputably he had an ability to lead and motivate. He was revered with almost God - like fanaticisms by his people. This essay will set out to establish the basis of his leadership and within that framework, the nature of the man and his vision for the …

…fears and insecurities to attain his desires. Hitler was an evil genius. With the help of fanatic disciples and gullible masses, he profoundly changed Germany and the political face of Europe; unleashing the most terrible war in history and unprecedented genocide in which more than six million Jews died. Hitler was undeniably a monster and an amoral man who viewed his fellow human beings as mere bricks in the political structure he wanted to erect.