himmler, heinrich

"Early in the morning of November 26, 1944, prisoners at Auschwitz heard a deafening explosion. Emerging from their barracks, they witnessed the crematoria--part of the largest killing machine in human history--come crashing down. Most assumed they had fallen victim to inmate sabotage and thousands gave a silent cheer. However, the Final Solution's most efficient murder apparatus had not been felled by Jews, but rather by the ruthless architect of mass genocide, SS chief Heinrich Himmler--an edict that has puzzled historians for more than six decades"--Provided by publisher.

"The English translation of the letters of Heinrich Himmler and his wife, recently authenticated by the Bundesarchiv and serialized in Die Welt"--.

Biography of Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler and his role as the master planner of the Holocost.

A biography of Henrich Himmler, interweaving both his personal life and his political career as a Nazi dictator.

The Swedish Red Cross expedition to the concentration camps from March to April 1945 was the largest rescue effort inside Germany during the Second World War.

Examines Adolf Hitler's closest inner circle members individually and as a group and focuses on Hitler's three most important Nazi men: Goring, Goebbels, and Himmler, with a secondary inspection of Bormann, Speer, and Ribbentrop.

Contains a biography of Heinrich Himmler, the chief architect of implementing Adolf Hilter's plan to kill 11 million Jews during World War II, including information on his rise through the ranks of the SS, his betrayal of Hitler, and his attempt to escape justice.