Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution

Title: Architect of Genocide: Himmler and the Final Solution
Author: Richard Breitman
ISBN: 9780874515961
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Published: 1992
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 348
Publisher Description: Drawing upon previously untapped primary sources - including Himmler's own appointment books and office logs - the author conclusively counters efforts to portray the Holocaust as unpremeditated, the result of bureaucratic improvisation under wartime constraints. Breitman thoroughly examines Heinrich Himmler's character and life and explores the racial ideology and planning that led to genocide. He finds Himmler and Hitler to be complementary figures: Hitler envisioned the Nazi policy toward the Jews, and Himmler, the master organizer who controlled the SS and security forces, turned it into horrific reality.