Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2021-07-06
Books mentioned on Part One: The Young, Evil God of Death: Reinhard Heydrich
Robert is joined by Matt Lieb to discuss Reinhard Heydrich, the worst Nazi. FOOTNOTES: https://encyclopedia.
Robert Evans discussed Hitler's Hangman by Robert Gerwarth and Nazi Wives by James Wyllie.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hitler's Hangman
Hitler's Hangman by Robert Gerwarth is a biographical work detailing the life and actions of high-ranking Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich.
Discussed“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.”
Where to get it
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Nazi Wives
Discussed“She eventually su accepts and to try and understand why she accepts, I'm going to cite a passage from the book Nazi Wives. Quote, Lena found him intriguing. I felt sympathy for this purposeful yet reserved young man and agreed to a rendevous the next day.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“He uh he loved Nat Pinkerton novels which were written by the [ __ ] Pinkerton guy. So yeah, he also loved Sherlock Holmes. Uh and he would be a lifelong devote of the detective novel genre.”