er ' s ▁life ▁through ▁read ings ▁of ▁di ary ▁entries , ▁letters , ▁and ▁mem os . ▁ ▁Early ▁in ▁his ▁life , ▁Him ml er ▁records ▁in ▁his ▁di ary ▁that ▁he ▁wishes ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁but ▁reg rets ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁too ▁young ▁to ▁see ▁action . ▁ ▁Later , ▁when ▁he ▁att ends ▁college , ▁he ▁express es ▁anti - S emit ic ▁views ▁and ▁compla ins ▁that ▁nobody ▁lik es ▁him . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁ 2 0 s , ▁he ▁joins ▁the ▁Schutz st aff el . ▁ ▁He ▁eventually ▁falls ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁Marg are te ▁" M arga " ▁Him ml er , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁exchange ▁letters ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁that ▁are ▁sequ entially ▁number ed . ▁Ex changes ▁with ▁his ▁daughter ▁G ud run ▁are ▁also ▁featured , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁own ▁di ary ▁entries . ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁begins , ▁Him ml er ▁writes ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁v agu ely ▁references ▁his ▁duties , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁comp lain ▁that ▁they ▁have ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁see ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁Later ▁letters ▁discuss ▁Him ml er ' s ▁affair ▁with ▁Hed wig ▁Pot th ast , ▁his ▁secretary . ▁ ▁In ternal ▁Naz i ▁mem os ▁reve al ▁bits ▁of ▁Him ml er ' s ▁philosophy , ▁including ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁document ary ▁itself , ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Him ml er ' s ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁SS ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁" de cent ▁men ".