Heinrich Himmler: The Sinister Life of the Head of the SS and Gestapo

There are no better biographies of Goering, Goebbels, and Himmler in existence. -- The New York Review of Books Authors Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel, notable biographers of the World War II German leaders Joseph Goebbels and Herman Goring, delve into the life of one of the most sinister, clever, and successful of all the Nazi leaders: Heinrich Himmler. As the head of the feared SS, Himler supervised the extermination of millions. Here is the story of how a seemingly ordinary boy grew into an obsessive and superstitious man who ventured into herbalism, astrology, and homeopathic medicine before finally turning to the science of racial purity and the belief in the superiority of the Aryan people.