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Hitler's Hangman: The Life of Heydrich
Written by Robert Gerwarth
Narrated by Napoleon Ryan
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Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the twentieth century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership. Chief of the Nazi Criminal Police, the SS Security Service, and the Gestapo, ruthless overlord of Nazi-occupied Bohemia and Moravia, and leading planner of the "Final Solution," Heydrich played a central role in Hitler's Germany. He shouldered a major share of responsibility for some of the worst Nazi atrocities, and up to his assassination in Prague in 1942, he was widely seen as one of the most dangerous men in Nazi Germany. Yet Heydrich has received remarkably modest attention in the extensive literature of the Third Reich.
Robert Gerwarth weaves together little-known stories of Heydrich's private life with his deeds as head of the Nazi Reich Security Main Office. Fully exploring Heydrich's progression from a privileged middle-class youth to a rapacious mass murderer, Gerwarth sheds new light on the complexity of Heydrich's adult character, his motivations, the incremental steps that led to unimaginable atrocities, and the consequences of his murderous efforts toward re-creating the entire ethnic makeup of Europe.
Robert Gerwarth weaves together little-known stories of Heydrich's private life with his deeds as head of the Nazi Reich Security Main Office. Fully exploring Heydrich's progression from a privileged middle-class youth to a rapacious mass murderer, Gerwarth sheds new light on the complexity of Heydrich's adult character, his motivations, the incremental steps that led to unimaginable atrocities, and the consequences of his murderous efforts toward re-creating the entire ethnic makeup of Europe.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I had never heard the name of this person. That is sad!
People need to know this history so it will never be repeated
People are throwing around the term “nazi” and claiming someone is like hitler . . . When you understand history, you see how stupid and uneducated those people really are1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic focus on the subject of the book! Digs deep into it! Many history books about that era focus on the whole history of WW2, instead of one part of that time. This book shares details specifically about Reinhard Heydrich like never before! A fascinating read and awesome narration! Highly recommended!
1 person found this helpful
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Quite a detailed exposé on the life and career of one of the most brutal men of the Third Reich.