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Hitler's Hangman
- The Life of Heydrich
- Narrated by: Napoleon Ryan
- Length: 16 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
Reinhard Heydrich is widely recognized as one of the great iconic villains of the 20th century, an appalling figure even within the context of the Nazi leadership. Chief of the Nazi Criminal Police, the SS Security Service, and the Gestapo, ruthless overlord of Nazi-occupied Bohemia and Moravia, and leading planner of the "Final Solution," Heydrich played a central role in Hitler's Germany. He shouldered a major share of responsibility for some of the worst Nazi atrocities, and up to his assassination in Prague in 1942, he was widely seen as one of the most dangerous men in Nazi Germany.
Yet Heydrich has received remarkably modest attention in the extensive literature of the Third Reich. Robert Gerwarth weaves together little-known stories of Heydrich's private life with his deeds as head of the Nazi Reich Security Main Office. Fully exploring Heydrich's progression from a privileged middle-class youth to a rapacious mass murderer, Gerwarth sheds new light on the complexity of Heydrich's adult character, his motivations, the incremental steps that led to unimaginable atrocities, and the consequences of his murderous efforts toward recreating the entire ethnic makeup of Europe.
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- Emmet
- 16-02-23
Interesting listen
Good insight into this dark individual. Good narration to help keep the listener engaged especially during the darker aspects of this story
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Hangman story
Interesting story well narrated about one of the alleged most evil man in the modern history
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- Janet Jones
- 26-07-23
Interesting.....
Informative and compelling to listen to. I highly recommend this book. The narrator was very good.
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- Sean in exile
- 27-01-24
Detail
A fine fully detailed history of a complex character.Well worth listening to for students of the Nazi development in Germany.
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- Shamus Dunleavy
- 23-02-24
Fascinating book
Astonishing insight into the SS and the Jewish holocaust and the crimes of world war two
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- Charlie
- 15-11-16
robot narrator
Great book but it sounds like it is being narrated by a computer. Fascinating insight into the workings of the third reich.
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- Macksoft
- 10-06-18
Very interesting
A well researched insight into one of Hitler's lesser known key lieutenants. I recommend it.
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- Dave
- 18-08-19
Distubingly good read
a very well written & read book. Disturbing subject matter but i really enjoyed it
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- Jo B
- 20-04-17
Fascinating, You Won't Want to Stop
What made the experience of listening to Hitler's Hangman the most enjoyable?
Such a well read and written book, the narrator's voice is perfect for this history lesson which gripped me from page one. A mass of background information makes you learn so much about Heydrich whom I had barely heard of before. His upbringing, his teenage years, his life as a son, man, husband, father and killer. How did he turn into such a horrific monster, or was he always one? I will listen to this again, brilliant.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Hitler's Hangman?
Too many to mention
What does Napoleon Ryan bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
His lilt is perfect for the book, the prounounciation of the German, Czech, Polish and Russian words/names really made the whole read authentic. No American twang to desensitise or glamorise. I was really impressed.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Definitely
Any additional comments?
I'll be looking up some more Napoleon Ryan narrations and Robert Gewarth books!
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- William Kyle
- 03-03-23
Interesting Insight to one of Hitler's Henchmen
very interesting look into the life and career of one of Hitler's henchmen and the process and the atrocities he was responsible for.
The narrator sound some times like he recived an electric shock ah mid sentence his voice goes up and down .
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