berg ▁Pr ison , ▁where ▁Hitler ▁soon ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁mem oir , ▁Me in ▁K ampf ▁(" My ▁Str ug gle "), ▁which ▁he ▁dict ated ▁to ▁fellow ▁prisoners ▁H ess ▁and ▁Emil ▁Maurice . ▁Ed ited ▁by ▁publish er ▁Max ▁Am ann , ▁H ess ▁and ▁others , ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁two ▁parts ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁released ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁volume , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁best - s eller ▁after ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁This ▁book , ▁with ▁its ▁message ▁of ▁violent ▁ant is emit ism , ▁became ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁platform ▁of ▁the ▁NS D AP . ▁ ▁Hitler ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁par ole ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁H ess ▁ten ▁days ▁later . ▁The ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁NS D AP ▁and ▁SA ▁was ▁lifted ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁party ▁grew ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁They ▁received ▁only ▁ 2 . 6 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁election , ▁but ▁support ▁increased ▁stead ily ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁se iz ure ▁of ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Hitler ▁named ▁H ess ▁his ▁private ▁secretary ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9