- Summary
- "The English translation of the letters of Heinrich Himmler and his wife, recently authenticated by the Bundesarchiv and serialized in Die Welt"-- Provided by publisher.
"At the end of World War II, it was assumed that the letters of Heinrich Himmler were lost. Yet sixty years after Himmler's capture by British troops and subsequent suicide, the letters mysteriously turned up in Tel Aviv and, in early 2014, excerpts were published for the first time by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot providing a rare, if jarring, glimpse into the family life of one of Hitler's top lieutenants while he was busy organizing the mass extermination of the Jews. It was generally held that Himmler, once appointed head of the SS, blended seamlessly into the Nazi hierarchy. The image that emerges, however, is more subtle. Himmler is seen here as a man whose observations can often be characterized by their unpleasant banality; a man whose obsession with family life ran alongside a brutal detachment from all things human, a serial killer who oversaw the persecution and extermination of all Jews and other non-Aryans, and those opposed to the regime. His letters remove any doubt that he was the architect of the Final Solution, and a man who was much closer to Hitler than many historians previously thought. The letters in this edition were arranged by Katrin Himmler, the great-niece of Heinrich and Marga Himmler while Michael Wildt, a renowned expert on the Nazi regime, provides historical context to the letters and their author. The entire work was translated by Thomas S. Hansen and Abby J. Hansen"-- Provided by publisher.
- Uniform Title
- Correspondence. Selections. English
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945, correspondent.
- Published
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016
©2016
- Edition
- First U.S. edition
- Contents
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Introduction
Organization of the Edition
Translators' Introduction
Correspondence with Commentary
Letters 1927-28
Letters 1928-33
Letters 1933-39
Letters 1939-45
Aftermath
Acknowledgments
Short Biographies of Persons Mentioned in the Text
Glossary of German Terms and Abbreviations
Index
- Other Authors/Editors
- Himmler, Katrin, 1967- editor.
Wildt, Michael, 1954- editor.
Hansen, Thomas S. (Thomas Stansfield), translator.
Hansen, Abby J., 1945- translator.
- Notes
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"Originally published in Germany as Himmler Privat: Briefe eines Massenmörders by Piper Berglad GmbH" -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Organization of the Edition -- Translators' Introduction -- Correspondence with Commentary -- Letters 1927-28 -- Letters 1928-33 -- Letters 1933-39 -- Letters 1939-45 -- Aftermath -- Acknowledgments -- Short Biographies of Persons Mentioned in the Text -- Glossary of German Terms and Abbreviations -- Index
