In November 1923, Hitler's party tried to seize power from the regional government in Bavaria in what became known as the 'Munich Putsch'. They failed, and Hitler was jailed for his part in it, where he served nine months of a five-year sentence. There he wrote his political manifesto, one of the most infamous works of all time - Mein Kampf - My Struggle. After his release, Hitler continued to work even more aggressively towards the ultimate power he wanted to gain. In 1925 when he emerged from prison, few would have guessed that eight years later he would become Chancellor of Germany.