Part I. Hitler's ultimate goals 1920-1933: only new "Lebensraum" in the East? -- Hitler and his critics -- Current research -- Mein Kampf as the central source -- Hitler as builder: construction plans, armaments and a vision of war -- The beginnings of a power politician: "models" of imperial rule -- No turning back: the aftermath of September 14, 1930 -- Part II. Hitler as architect -- Megalomania as policy -- Hitler's views on architecture, history and art -- Buildings and their functions -- Hitler and his plans after 1933 -- Architecture and the Third Reich -- Summary -- Part III. Hitler and military issues: from Whale Bay to Lake Erie -- Hitler's addresses to German officers -- The navy's battleship building plans and visions of world power -- The Me 261/264: Hitler's long-range bomber -- Summary -- Part IV. Hitler in 1940-1941: when visions become reality -- Axiomatic geopolitics: 1950 as the objective -- The remaining powers after a victory over the USSR -- Hitler's path to world supremacy: the military solution, the trade war, the "annexation" of the world -- Ruling the new world -- The British assessment of Hitler's ultimate goals -- Final observations on Hitler's global strategy.