The Alter Hof in Munich ( The Courtyard of the Old Residency in Munich) Watercolour by Adolf Hitler, 1914. Adolf Hitler: Bilder aus dem Leben des Führers (Hamburg: Cigaretten Bilderdienst Hamburg/Bahrenfeld, 1936)/Wikimedia Commons.
35. Hitler Found War To Be a Pleasant Experience
After his frustrations in civilian life, struggling to earn a living making postcards and painting watercolors, he found the discipline of the military to be invigorating. War seemed to be a heroic undertaking, with values like comradeship and a common enemy.