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The Killing of SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich
The Killing of SS Obergruppenfuhrer Reinhard Heydrich
Author: Callum A. MacDonald
Recounts the assassination in 1942 of the feared Reichsprotektor of Czechoslovakia by two Czech resistance fighters aided by British Secret Service and others, examining the ruthlessness and brutality for which Heydrich was known.
ISBN-13: 9780029195611
ISBN-10: 0029195616
Publication Date: 4/1989
Pages: 241
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Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Knowing absolutely nothing about this chapter of WW II history, I ordered this book with low expectations to be read on a rainy day. It turned out to be one of the best surprises I have come across recently. It's a detailed account of the most controversial act carried out by the Czech resistance during the war, one that resulted in the reprisal murders of thousands of innocent citizens by the thug Hitler and his bloodthirsty underlings. It also provided great insight into the different factions of Hitler's organization, the SS, Wermacht, Gestapo, etc., and the internal squabbling among the groups.

The only negatives I would report are that the details on the political aspects of the period tended to drag the story out for me, and the author's use of page-long paragraphs was kind of annoying. Other than those two minor complaints, I found this story to be a very interesting subject and highly recommend the book.


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