The Man With the Iron Heart: The Definitive Biography of Reinhard Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust...

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Nancy Dougherty Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

The Man With the Iron Heart

The Definitive Biography of Reinhard Heydrich, Architect of the Holocaust

Nancy Dougherty, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt

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WELBECK
05 July 2022

Biography: historical, political & military; History; 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; The Holocaust; Military history; Second World War

He was called the 'Hangman of the Gestapo' and the 'Butcher of Prague'. He had a reputation as a ruthlessly efficient killer and was known as an exemplar of Nazi ideals. He was the head of the SS and the Gestapo, second in command to Heinrich Himmler and supposedly in line to succeed the Fuhrer.

His orders set in motion the Kristallnacht pogrom of 1938 and he was the lead planner of the Final Solution, which led to the murder of millions of Jews across Nazi-occupied Europe.

Hitler called him 'the man with the iron heart'.

This incredible biography explores who Reinhard Heydrich was, how he came to be and what led him to do what he did.

Using in-depth research, Nancy Dougherty (and, following her death, Christopher Lehman-Haupt), paints a detailed picture of Heydrich as never seen before. Through extensive interviews with those who knew him best, including his wife Lina von Osten Heinrich, we hear about his rarified musical family origins and ugly-duckling childhood, his failed Naval career and struggles to find employment, and finally his meteoric rise through the Nazi high command and his time within the Third Reich.

The Man With the Iron Heart is an astonishing journey into the depths of Nazi evil and a powerful insight into one of humanity's darkest figures.

By: Nancy Dougherty
Edited by: Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
Imprint: WELBECK
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 50mm
Weight: 780g
ISBN: 9781802790696
ISBN 10: 1802790691
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 05 July 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Nancy Dougherty was a biographer and film critic. She received the PEN Girard Award in 1987. She died in 2013.