Heinrich Himmler: The SS, Gestapo, His Life and Career

This is an excellent biography on one of the most sinister figures of the past century. It was full of facts I didn't know before (as a WW II junkie) and I finished the book within a couple of days. Fascinating from beginning to end, I highly recommend it!

A superb biography of a sinister individual. a clear must read for thcse wishing to delve into germanic history.

Here is a book that any student of the Holocaust should read. The most facinating part of the book for me was the story of how Himmler was captured by the British and while being searched by an army doctor, Himmler bit down on a cyanide capsule and died. The book, written as a result of interviews from people with first hand knowledge of the events, shows how Himmler was a part of the inner circle of Adolf Hitler. Himmler, acting on Hitler's orders exterminated millions of Jews during the Second Would War and when it was apparent that the war was over, Himmler entered into a dialogue with the British where Himmler thought he could use his SS to support the British and battle Communism in Russia. When faced with the Allies desire to try and execute anyone connected with the extermination of the European Jews, Himmler claimed the same garbage adopted by Rudolph Hoss (commandant of Aushwitz) Goebbels and the rest of Hitler's inner circle that they were only following orders and to disobey Hitler's orders was treason. It was so fitting that Hitler discovered Himmler's treachery and dismissed Himmler from the Nazi party before Hitler committed suicide. Himmler is described as a sorry excuse for a man, and his childhood and family life is fairly disclosed. The book discloses the man Himmler was, a sick individual with delusions of inferiority towards the Jewish race, Himmler was anxious to exterminate every Jew he could get his hands on to attempt to eradicate the seed of Judiaism. Truly a sick man with a sick mind. This is another piece of information on the players of the Holocaust, an in depth view of the mind of one of the most heinous criminals of our era, a man who wanted to perfect the jet engine and the A Bomb which would have been directed at America, a man that everyone should read about so that he can live in infamy forever. As a postcript, the book talks about Himmlers daughter Gudren from a first marriage and his other two children from another relationship. Its interesting to note that Himmlers two children from his second relationship changed their surname and vanished into oblivion while Gudren Himmler continued to be a supporter of the National Socialist Party and to this very day helps old Nazi's accused of crimes against humanity, pity Gudren Himmler did not have the same fate of the Goebbels children, i find it amazing and sad that Gudren has never been "wacked", we can only hope!

A fascinating insight into the mind of the madman Himmler. A must read for any student of World War II. Part of the incredible Himmler / Goebbels / Goering series by Roger Manvell & Heinrich Fraenkel. Great book.

I read this book as part of a class I took on Nazism. This is truly an engrossing account of the life and times of Himmler. This is the tale of how one young boy can turn into one of the Nazi leaders, and head of the SS. This was one of the best books I read in my course, and best books I've read period. It is informative and entertaining, pick it up.