Part of the reason I wrote Captive At The Berghof was to make Hitler more than a two dimensional “carpet eater” who foams at the mouth and rants and raves. Instead I picture him as an astute and clever politician who knows how to get what he wants. He acts in a very self-controlled fashion. He manipulates people and plays on their weaknesses, making a fool of the British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain for instance.