Reinhard Heydrich: Hangman of the Third Reich - Paperback

by Fred Ramen (Author)

Here is a new group of dramatic and harrowing stories of the Holocaust. These stories of both the victims and the evildoers recount the depravity, suffering, and courage that took place during this shameful time in world history. These stirring stories will inpire teens to understand the meaning of moral commitment and to say never again.

This biography of Reinhard Heydrich, leader of the SS, details the rise to power by one of Hitler's most faithful servants and political spokesmen. Ramen describes Heydrich's drive and determination to gain full control of the police under Hitler, his indiscretions along the way, and his appointment to the occupied half of the newly divided country of Czechoslovakia: Bohemia-Moravia. Heydrich's responsibility and involvement in the selection of Jews and Czechs to be eliminated is examined, as is the assassination of Heydrich by Czech resisters.