LEADER 04330cam a2200529 i 4500001 249829 005 20240621225855.0 008 160401t20162016nyu b 001 ideng 010 2015042404 020 9781250064653 |qhardcover 020 1250064651 |qhardcover 020 |z9781466870895 |qelectronic book 035 (OCoLC)ocn907965785 035 249829 042 pcc 049 LHMA 040 DLC |beng |erda |cDLC |dYDX |dYDXCP |dBTCTA |dBDX |dOCLCF |dGK8 |dORX |dJP3 |dEZN |dVP@ |dCOO |dOCLCO |dLHM 050 00 DD247.H46 |bA413 2016 100 1 Himmler, Heinrich, |d1900-1945, |ecorrespondent. 240 10 Correspondence. |kSelections. |lEnglish 245 14 The private Heinrich Himmler : |bletters of a mass murderer / |cedited and with commentary by Katrin Himmler and Michael Wildt ; translated by Thomas S. Hansen, Ph.D. and Abby J. Hansen, Ph.D. 250 First U.S. edition. 264 1 New York : |bSt. Martin's Press, |c2016. 264 4 |c©2016 300 344 pages ; |c25 cm 336 text |btxt |2rdacontent 337 unmediated |bn |2rdamedia 338 volume |bnc |2rdacarrier 500 "Originally published in Germany as Himmler Privat: Briefe eines Massenmörders by Piper Berglad GmbH" -- Title page verso. 504 Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 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 520 "The English translation of the letters of Heinrich Himmler and his wife, recently authenticated by the Bundesarchiv and serialized in Die Welt"-- |cProvided by publisher. 520 "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"-- |cProvided by publisher. 591 Record updated by Marcive processing 21 June 2024 600 10 Himmler, Heinrich, |d1900-1945 |vCorrespondence. 600 10 Himmler, Margarete, |d1893-1967 |vCorrespondence. 650 0 Nazis |vCorrespondence. 600 17 Himmler, Heinrich, |d1900-1945. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst00011855 600 17 Himmler, Margarete, |d1893-1967. |2fast |0(OCoLC)fst01925949 655 7 Personal correspondence. |2lcgft 700 1 Himmler, Katrin, |d1967- |eeditor. 700 1 Wildt, Michael, |d1954- |eeditor. 700 1 Hansen, Thomas S. |q(Thomas Stansfield), |etranslator. 700 1 Hansen, Abby J., |d1945- |etranslator. 775 08 |iTranslation of (manifestation):Himmler, Heinrich, 1900-1945. |sCorrespondence. Selections. |tHimmler privat |dMünchen : Piper, 2014 |z9783492056328 |w(DLC) 2014473374 |w(OCoLC)880637249 856 42 |3Cover image |uhttp://www.netread.com/jcusers2/bk1388/653/9781250064653/image/lgcover.9781250064653.jpg 852 0 |bstacks |hDD247.H46 |iA413 2016