Heinrich Muller: Gestapo Chief

By Beth O. Young and Beth O'Donnell Young

Book Overview

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 profiles the elusive life of Heinrich Muller, a career policeman and vengeful head of Germany's secret state police. Beyer explores Muller's kinship with Hitler during his rise to power and the actions that he Muller to protect Hitler's vision of genocide. The elements that formed the Gestapo are outlined, as are the diabolial techniques of the S.S. Though scarce and sometimes contradictory, facts about Muller's post WWII life and death are also explored.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1604691182
• ISBN13: 9781604691184
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Timber Press (OR)
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.9" x 10.0"