Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-268).
Contents:
Bereishit -- Destiny -- Rise of the phoenix -- The SS state -- En garde -- Predator -- The Jewish tragedy -- The villa by the lake -- Prague -- Anthropoid -- Martyrs of Prague -- 'Ich hatt' einen Kameraden' -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: Extract from the interrogation of SS-Obergruppenfuhrer Friedrich Jeckeln -- Appendix II: Ohlendorf testimony 3 January 1946 -- Appendix III: Nuremberg Einsatzgruppen trial -- Appendix IV: Translation of the Heydrich autopsy report -- Appendix V: Promotions & awards -- Appendix VI: Czechs rewarded.
Summary:
"The holocaust will remain a stain on the history of mankind in perpetuity, long after the recollection of many of the perpetrators has faded. Some names will remain, however, indelibly printed in the records and the memories of future generations. Adolf Hitler's political protestations against certain sections of twentieth-century European society developed into a national policy once he achieved his grip on power. His vision of a Europe free of these 'undesirables' almost became a reality. In Heinrich Himmler, Hitler had a loyal servant, only too willing to sell his soul to the Devil to please his master. Himmler's SS organization was the ideal tool to execute Hitler's plans, and what better administrator than the intelligent and obedient ex-naval officer who directed the Reich security police? From an early age, Reinhard Heydrich was determined to succeed at every challenge he encountered. An ambitious sportsman, a loving family man, and a ruthless executive, Heydrich possessed all the qualities necessary to carry out Hitler's policy in Himmler's name. The book illustrates the life of the architect of genocide, his background, his upbringing, his family, and his career, which developed into engineering one of the greatest crimes in history"--Inside dust jacket.
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