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Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-07-08

Books mentioned on Part Three: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself

3 books · With Joe Cassabian · Listen · Watch on YouTube

In Part 3, the Reich has invaded Russia and Eichmann is on a fact finding mission that will determine the course of the Holocaust. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Evans discussed Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler and Eichmann Before Jerusalem by Bettina Stangneth. Joe Kassabian discussed Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Mein Kampf

    Adolf Hitler · at 10:15

    Mein Kampf is Adolf Hitler's autobiographical manifesto outlining his political ideology, anti-Semitism, and plans for the future of Germany.

    Discussed
    “And mine comp also kind of really lays it out there. Yeah. Yeah.”
    Robert Evans Part Three: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself 2025-07-08 Listen at 10:15
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. Ordinary Men

    Christopher R. Browning · at 32:43

    Ordinary Men by Christopher R. Browning is a historical study examining Reserve Police Battalion 101, a unit of ordinary German middle-aged men who perpetrated mass killings of Jews in Poland during the Holocaust.

    Discussed
    “I mean, not to keep linking these two things together, but one of the like one of the the things that sticks out to me is in the book um ordinary men.”
    Joe Kassabian Part Three: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself 2025-07-08 Listen at 32:43
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Eichmann Before Jerusalem

    Bettina Stangneth · at 54:10

    Eichmann Before Jerusalem by Bettina Stangneth is a deeply researched historical work that examines the life and ideology of high-ranking Nazi Adolf Eichmann.

    Discussed
    “In her book Ikeman Before Jerusalem, Betatina Stangth describes Adolf Ikeman in this period as almost mad with a mix of desperation and megalomania.”
    Robert Evans Part Three: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself 2025-07-08 Listen at 54:10
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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