Heinrich Himmler by Peter Longerich (English) Paperback Book

Description: Heinrich Himmler by Peter Longerich The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler, SS-ReichsfÜhrer, Nazi Interior Minister, and Chief of Police, whose name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description As head of the SS, chief of police, Reichskommissar for the Consolidation of Germanness, and Reich Interior Minister, Heinrich Himmler enjoyed a position of almost unparalleled power and responsibility in Nazi Germany. Perhaps more than any other single Nazi leader aside from Hitler, his name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. His wide-ranging powers meant that he bore equal responsibility for therepression of the German people on the home front and the atrocities perpetrated by the SS in the East. Yet, in spite of his central role in the crimes of the Nazi regime, until now Himmler has remaineda colourless and elusive figure in the history of the period. In this, the first-ever comprehensive biography of the SS-ReichsfÜhrer, leading German historian Peter Longerich puts every aspect of Himmlers life under the microscope. Masterfully interweaving the story of Himmlers personal life and political career with the wider history of the Nazi dictatorship, Longerich shows how skilfully he exploited and manipulated his disparate roles in the pursuit of hisfar-reaching and grandiose objectives. In the process, he illuminates the extraordinary degree to which Himmlers own personal prejudices, idiosyncrasies, and predilections made their mark on the organizationsfor which he was responsible - especially the SS, which in so many ways bore the characteristic hallmarks of its leader, and whose history remains both incomplete and incomprehensible without a detailed and intimate knowledge of its deeply sinister commander-in-chief. Notes Now in paperback, this acclaimed biography of Heinrich Himmler masterfully interweaves the narrative of his personal and political life with the wider history of the Nazi dictatorship. It illuminates the extraordinary degree to which his personal prejudices and idiosyncrasies shaped the organizations which he led - above all, the SS. 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Table of Contents Abbreviatons and GlossaryProloguePart I: Himmlers Early Years1: Childhood and Youth2: The Student of Agriculture3: Struggle and Renunciation4: A New Start in Lower Bavaria5: The Party Functionary6: ReichsfÜhrer SSPart II: Inside the Third Reich7: The Take-Over of the Political Police8: From Inspector of the Prussian Gestapo to Chief of the German Police9: The State Protection CorpsPart III: The Order10: Ideology and Religious Cult11: Himmlers Leadership Style12: Himmler as Educator13: The SS FamilyPart IV: Into War: Ambition and Disappointment14: War Preparations and Expansion15: War and Settlement in Poland16: A New Racial Order17: Repression in the Reich18: Shifting Borders: The Year 1940Part V: The Greater Germanic Reich: Living Space and Ethnic Murder19: An Ideological War of Annihilation20: From Mass Murder to the Final Solution21: The Murder of the European Jews22: Settlement Policy and Racial Selection23: The Iron Law of Ethnicity: Recruitment into the Waffen-SS24: A Europe-wide Reign of TerrorPart VI: Downfall in Stages25: A Turn in the War - A New Opportunity?26: CollapseConclusionEndnotesBibliographyIndex Review `The standard - indeed the only - reliable and thorough biography of the head of the SS and German police... a masterpieceRichard J. Evans, University of Cambridge, and author of The Third Reich trilogy`In this highly impressive biography of Himmler, resting upon exhaustive exploration of available sources, Peter Longerich shows more plainly than ever before how this bizarre personality could gain such immense power and stamp his own imprint on the entire SS organisation, with horrendous consequences for millions throughout EuropeSir Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler`The books] bulk is consummate with the seriousness of its subject matter and, as the definitive life of this whey-faced monster of terror, it is unlikely to be betteredHistory Today`Excellent ... well crafted and engaging ... comfortably surpassing the offerings of previous biographers, it is surely set to become the definitive work for a generationRoger Moorhouse, BBC History`Supremely enlighteningNew York Times Book Review`There have been many attempts to describe the life and opinions of Heinrich Himmler, but this one ... is the first thorough scholarly biography to appearNew Statesman`Very well documentedMail on Sunday`A superbly researched accountBooklist`A work of staggering scholarshipLiterary Review`GiganticThe Sunday Times`Splendid...Longerich gives it a depth and breadth it has previously lackedSunday Telegraph Promotional The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler - as head of the SS and chief of police, a central figure in the Nazi war of racial extermination and oppression Long Description As head of the SS, chief of police, Reichskommissar for the Consolidation of Germanness, and Reich Interior Minister, Heinrich Himmler enjoyed a position of almost unparalleled power and responsibility in Nazi Germany. Perhaps more than any other single Nazi leader aside from Hitler, his name has become a byword for the terror, persecution, and destruction that characterized the Third Reich. His wide-ranging powers meant that he bore equal responsibility for therepression of the German people on the home front and the atrocities perpetrated by the SS in the East. Yet, in spite of his central role in the crimes of the Nazi regime, until now Himmler has remained a colourless and elusive figure in the history of the period. In this, thefirst-ever comprehensive biography of the SS-ReichsfÜhrer, leading German historian Peter Longerich puts every aspect of Himmlers life under the microscope. Masterfully interweaving the story of Himmlers personal life and political career with the wider history of the Nazi dictatorship, Longerich shows how skilfully he exploited and manipulated his disparate roles in the pursuit of his far-reaching and grandiose objectives. In the process, he illuminates the extraordinary degree to whichHimmlers own personal prejudices, idiosyncrasies, and predilections made their mark on the organizations for which he was responsible - especially the SS, which in so many ways bore the characteristic hallmarks of its leader, and whose history remains both incomplete and incomprehensible without adetailed and intimate knowledge of its deeply sinister commander-in-chief. Review Text `The standard - indeed the only - reliable and thorough biography of the head of the SS and German police... a masterpiece Richard J. Evans, University of Cambridge, and author of The Third Reich trilogy`In this highly impressive biography of Himmler, resting upon exhaustive exploration of available sources, Peter Longerich shows more plainly than ever before how this bizarre personality could gain such immense power and stamp his own imprint on the entire SS organisation, with horrendous consequences for millions throughout Europe Sir Ian Kershaw, author of Hitler`The books] bulk is consummate with the seriousness of its subject matter and, as the definitive life of this whey-faced monster of terror, it is unlikely to be betteredHistory Today`Excellent ... well crafted and engaging ... comfortably surpassing the offerings of previous biographers, it is surely set to become the definitive work for a generationRoger Moorhouse, BBC History`Supremely enlightening New York Times Book Review`There have been many attempts to describe the life and opinions of Heinrich Himmler, but this one ... is the first thorough scholarly biography to appear New Statesman`Very well documentedMail on Sunday`A superbly researched account Booklist`A work of staggering scholarshipLiterary Review`GiganticThe Sunday Times`Splendid...Longerich gives it a depth and breadth it has previously lackedSunday Telegraph Review Quote "Very well documented" --Mail on Sunday Feature The first-ever comprehensive biography of Heinrich Himmler - as head of the SS and chief of police, a central figure in the Nazi war of racial extermination and oppressionMasterfully interweaves the narrative of Himmlers personal and political life with the wider history of the Nazi dictatorshipIlluminates the extraordinary degree to which Himmlers personal prejudices and idiosnycrasies shaped the organizations which he led - above all, the SS Details ISBN0199651744 Author Peter Longerich Year 2012 ISBN-10 0199651744 ISBN-13 9780199651740 Media Book Publication Date 2012-12-06 DEWEY 943.086092 Language English Short Title HEINRICH HIMMLER Affiliation Professor of Modern German History, Royal Holloway, University of Lond Translator Jeremy Noakes Format Paperback Pages 1056 Publisher Oxford University Press Imprint Oxford University Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom UK Release Date 2012-12-06 NZ Release Date 2012-12-06 Illustrations 31 black and white halftones Audience General AU Release Date 2013-01-09 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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