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"Dederichs has condensed sketches from Fest, studies by Aronson, Deschner, Calic and Sydnor on one side of the narrative, and enlarged upon them with his own archive research and interviews with eye-witnesses. Many new details and nuances in no way reject the existing picture, however. The text is particularly impressive where the author focusses on the treatment of National Socialist crimes by German justice after 1945, especially the later struggle of Heydrich's widow for her pension rights. Additionally the depiction of Heydrich's web of informers and Fuehrer-elite is fascinating. The readability, scope, adherence to fact, psychological evaluation and a thorough method bolster the author's intention to explain the most oppressive epoch of German and European history to a new generation." -- Professor Manfred Funke, Lecturer in Political Science, Bonn University.
"Dederichs has condensed sketches from Fest, studies by Aronson, Deschner, Calic and Sydnor on one side of the narrative, and enlarged upon them with his own archive research and interviews with eye-witnesses. Many new details and nuances in no way reject the existing picture, however. The text is particularly impressive where the author focusses on the treatment of National Socialist crimes by German justice after 1945, especially the later struggle of Heydrich's widow for her pension rights. Additionally the depiction of Heydrich's web of informers and Fuehrer-elite is fascinating. The readability, scope, adherence to fact, psychological evaluation and a thorough method bolster the author's intention to explain the most oppressive epoch of German and European history to a new generation." -- Professor Manfred Funke, Lecturer in Political Science, Bonn University.
"The central question of the biography is how this man came to be an embodiment of evil. Dederichs approaches the person of Reinhard Heydrich through meticulous research and eye-witness interviews. His journalist's pen has made the life of the Gestapo-chief into a gripping story. At the same time, the text withstands scientific scrutiny thanks to its detailed evaluation of sources."-- Main Echo
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This meticulously researched biography creates a complete and balanced picture of Reinhard Heydrich. A leading figure within the Nazi Party, he was responsible more than Himmler for the planning and execution of the Holocaust. Having joined the Nazi Party in 1931, Heydrich rose quickly through the ranks of the SS. By the age of twenty-nine he had become an SS Brigadier General, and his ruthless ambition led many senior Nazis to believe that he was the natural successor to Hitler. It was Heydrich's initiative to create the Einsatzgruppen, paramilitary units which were established before Operation Barbarossa to murder Jews and political operatives of the Communist party. In 1941, Heydrich was made Protector of Bohemia and Moravia. Supremely confident of his authority within the province, he would often drive alone in an open-top car. British-trained Czech partisans took advantage of this gesture, and in 1942 carried out a daring assassination attempt. Heydrich was mortally wounded in the ambush and died a week later in hospital. The reprisals that followed were brutal: more than 15,000 Czechs were murdered and the town of Lidice was razed to the ground.
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