Book · 2011 · Biography & Autobiography
Hitler's Hangman
The Life of Heydrich
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The book Hitler's Hangman is I think it's a very good biography, very readable biography, goes into a lot of detail about this.
What they say about it
- Quoted extensively on podcast“quote from the book”5
The best things said about it
The victory of the SS and the power struggle with the Reich interior ministry was primarily the result of Hitler's decision to favor a more open-ended definition of Nazism's enemies.
The Dow model designed to regiment the prisoners and dehumanize their relations with the guards was based on a system of graded punishment for various offenses which ranged from denial of food to execution.
As a child of slender and relatively small stature with a weak constitution and a susceptibility to illness, Reinhardt was encouraged by his parents to take up every kind of physical exercise from an early age.
Reinhardt, who continued to cultivate the relationship even after he had met Lena, invited her, the second woman, to Keel, where he's stationed, despite her request for a separate room in a hotel, encouraged her to spend the night in his living quarters.
Undeterred by the realization that the applicant in front of him lacked any previous qualification for espionage work, Himmler asked Hydrickch to sketch out an organizational plan for an SS intelligence agency and gave him 20 minutes to complete the task.
Why people recommend it
Hitler's Hangman by Robert Gerwarth is a biographical work detailing the life and actions of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich. Robert Evans recommended the book on the podcast Behind the Bastards, describing it as a very good, readable biography that contains extensive detail. Evans utilized the biography across multiple episodes to provide historical context on Heydrich's life and the mechanics of the Nazi regime. He cited the book while recounting Heydrich's childhood health and his parents' encouragement to take up physical exercise, as well as his early relationships before his marriage. Evans also drew from Gerwarth's work to explain how Heydrich secured an intelligence role under Heinrich Himmler despite having no prior espionage experience, noting that Himmler asked him to sketch out an organizational plan for an SS intelligence agency. Furthermore, Evans quoted the biography to illustrate the consolidation of Nazi police power, the party's success in defining its political enemies, and the implementation of the Dachau model to regiment prisoners and dehumanize their relationships with guards within the concentration camp system.
Every mention
Robert Evans The book Hitler's Hangman is I think it's a very good biography, very readable biography, goes into a lot o… 6
“The book Hitler's Hangman is I think it's a very good biography, very readable biography, goes into a lot of detail about this.”
“And I'm going to quote from the book Hitler's Hangman here. The victory of the SS and the power struggle with the Reich interior ministry was primarily the result of Hitler's decision to favor a more open-ended definition of Nazism's enemies.”
“from Hitler's hangman. Quote, "The Dow model designed to regiment the prisoners and dehumanize their relations with the guards was based on a system of graded punishment for various offenses which ranged from denial of food to execution.”
“And I'm going to quote from the book Hitler's Hangman by Robert Gerworth here. Quote, "As a child of slender and relatively small stature with a weak constitution and a susceptibility to illness, Reinhardt was encouraged by his parents to take up every kind of physical exercise from an early age.”
“I'm going to quote from Hitler's hangman again. Reinhardt, who continued to cultivate the relationship even after he had met Lena, invited her, the second woman, to Keel, where he's stationed, despite her request for a separate room in a hotel, encouraged her to spend the night in his living quarters.”
“And to explain how he gets the job anyway, I'm going to quote again from Hitler's hangman. Undeterred by the realization that the applicant in front of him lacked any previous qualification for espionage work, Himmler asked Hydrickch to sketch out an organizational plan for an SS intelligence agency and gave him 20 minutes to complete the task.”
