The private Heinrich Himmler : letters of a mass murderer
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Contributors
Himmler, Katrin, 1967- editor.
Wildt, Michael, 1954- editor.
Hansen, Thomas S. translator.
Hansen, Abby J., 1945- translator.
Wildt, Michael, 1954- editor.
Hansen, Thomas S. translator.
Hansen, Abby J., 1945- translator.
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Macedon Public Library - Adult Nonfiction
943.086 HIM
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943.086 HIM
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Physical Desc
344 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
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General Note
Originally published in Germany as Himmler privat: briefe eines Massenmörders by Piper Verlag GmbH 2014.
Description
"The English translation of the letters of Heinrich Himmler and his wife, recently authenticated by the Bundesarchiv and serialized in Die Welt"--,Provided by publisher.
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"At the end of World War II, it was assumed that the letters of Heinrich Himmler were lost. Yet sixty years after Himmler's capture by British troops and subsequent suicide, the letters mysteriously turned up in Tel Aviv and, in early 2014, excerpts were published for the first time by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot providing a rare, if jarring, glimpse into the family life of one of Hitler's top lieutenants while he was busy organizing the mass extermination of the Jews. It was generally held that Himmler, once appointed head of the SS, blended seamlessly into the Nazi hierarchy. The image that emerges, however, is more subtle. Himmler is seen here as a man whose observations can often be characterized by their unpleasant banality; a man whose obsession with family life ran alongside a brutal detachment from all things human, a serial killer who oversaw the persecution and extermination of all Jews and other non-Aryans, and those opposed to the regime. His letters remove any doubt that he was the architect of the Final Solution, and a man who was much closer to Hitler than many historians previously thought. The letters in this edition were arranged by Katrin Himmler, the great-niece of Heinrich and Marga Himmler while Michael Wildt, a renowned expert on the Nazi regime, provides historical context to the letters and their author. The entire work was translated by Thomas S. Hansen and Abby J. Hansen"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Himmler, H., Himmler, K., Wildt, M., Hansen, T. S., & Hansen, A. J. (2016). The private Heinrich Himmler: letters of a mass murderer (First U.S. Edition.). St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heinrich Himmler et al.. 2016. The Private Heinrich Himmler: Letters of a Mass Murderer. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Heinrich Himmler et al.. The Private Heinrich Himmler: Letters of a Mass Murderer St. Martin's Press, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Himmler, Heinrich, et al. The Private Heinrich Himmler: Letters of a Mass Murderer First U.S. Edition., St. Martin's Press, 2016.
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