However, this putrid, brutal man was thought by women to have a soft side. Many claimed to know him, but Hitler ensured his private life remained concealed from the public. In contrast, only a couple people actually knew the “true” Hitler. The individuals who could speak in favor of this claim spent copious amounts of hours with him on a personal level; these people were members of his cabinet, staff, or close acquaintances. Commonly, areas of study focus on Hitler as a war-lord, politician, or orator; however, a difficult but promising approach is to examine his thoughts about, and his interactions with, members in his personal life to determine private interests. Focusing more specifically on his relationship with Eva Braun, Hitler’s mistress, there are a series of important questions that were revealed while trying to interpret Adolf Hitler: “Why was Hitler the way he was, what made Eva Braun so special to him, and what was the nature of their relationship?” Their relationship has largely been a mystery, approached with much skepticism, because he kept her locked away from the public for his own personal benefit. Braun left a very small historical footprint, with almost no primary source information. For this reason, parameters were applied on the research in order to gain a focus specifically on the relationship itself and weed through hearsay.