The Master Plan: Himmler's Scholars And the Holocaust - Hardcover

Pringle, Heather

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786868864 ISBN 13: 9780786868865

Publisher: Hachette Books, 2006

Synopsis

The author of The Mummy's Congress offers an eye-opening exposé of the role of the Ahnenerbe, a Nazi research institute established by Heinrich Himmler and made up of German scientists and scholars, many of whom resumed their regular academic careers at the end of the war, in promoting Himmler's master plan for the Final Solution. 40,000 first printing.

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Review:

'Do we really need yet another book on the Nazis? The answer, it turns out, is yes. Heather Pringle's engrossing book, “The Master Plan”, explores a little-known corner of Nazi history: the story of the Ahnenerbe. Pringle's eye for detail means that “The Master Plan” is rich in such bizarre characters, ridiculous theories and colourful anecdotes. Massively researched and engagingly written.' Daily Telegraph

'Pringle has delved diligently on her own account into this murky corner of Nazi history. Her conclusions are grim, and her message is deeply disturbing. I closed the book with the nagging feeling that what Churchill called in a famous speech Nazism's “perverted science” may still be with us today.' Nigel Jones, Sunday Times

'The real strength of Pringle's book lies in her close description of the few major overseas expeditions mounted by the Ahnenerbe. This is virgin territory, where she has been able to dig up a good deal of new material. The stories have that Indiana Jones ring to them.' Literary Review

About the Author:

Heather Pringle is the author of The Mummy Congress. Her work as a journalist has appeared in Science, Geo, New Scientist, and Discover, where she is currently a contributing editor. She has lectured across the United States and Canada--from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. She lives in British Columbia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hachette Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0786868864
• ISBN 13: 9780786868865
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 463