These two documentaries, made from both authentic newsreels filmed at the time, and new modern footage, especially shot for the programs, show US how the Hitler and his Nazis were able to seize control and how they went on to abuse their power to such hideous lengths. Mein Kampf: Mein Kampf, the book in which Hitler laid out his political philosophy and the blueprint to his intended Third Reich. The Bitch of Buchenwald: Ilse Koch, the hated wife of Buchenwald's commandant, her sadistic activities and practices saw her as one of the first high profile Nazis tried by the US military.