Hitler's Hangman : The Life of Heydrich

by Robert Gerwarth

• ISBN13: 9780300187724
• ISBN10: 0300187726
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-10-16
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

This chilling biography tells the full story of the 'Butcher of Prague' for the first time. One of the most dangerous men in the Third Reich, Heydrich commanded the SS Security Service, the Gestapo and the Nazi Criminal Police, organised the SS killing squads and helped plan the 'Final Solution'. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Robert Gerwarth is professor of modern history at University College Dublin and director of UCD’s Centre for War Studies.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations and Maps	p. viii
Preface	p. x
Introduction	p. xiii
Death in Prague	p. 1
Young Reinhard	p. 14
Becoming Heydrich	p. 50
Fighting the Enemies of the Reich	p. 84
Rehearsals for War	p. 116
Experiments with Mass Murder	p. 141
At War with the World	p. 173
Reich Protector	p. 218
Legacies of Destruction	p. 278
Notes	p. 295
Bibliography	p. 352
Index	p. 383
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