SS 1: The Unlikely Death of Heinrich Himmler

by W. Hugh Thomas

Book Overview

First serious examination of the curious demise of Reichsf hrer SS Heinrich Himmler that also investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue.

On 23 May 1945 Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS and architect of the Holocaust, committed suicide in Allied custody. So why was MI6's most talented secret agent Kim Philby unconvinced by the story of Himmler's suicide?

Hugh Thomas set out to answer Philby's question...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841153079
• ISBN13: 9781841153070
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Fourth Estate
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.0"