内容简介
TheSSwasoneofthemostimportantinstitutionsofThirdReichGermany,yetitisalsoamongtheleastwellunderstood.Fromtheendof1935,theSShadcontroloverallpoliceandinternalsecuritydutiesinGermanyandthemilitarisedWaffenSShadmorethaneighthundredthousandmenservinginthefield,indirectrivalrywiththetraditionalGermanarmedforces,theWehrmacht.Makinguseofmaterialnotpreviouslyavailable,thisdefinitivebookrefocusesattentiononandenhancesunderstandingofthehard-nosedpoliticalfanaticsandopportunistswhowereresponsibleforoneofthemostappallingcrimesinhumanhistory,theattemptedexecutionoftheJewsofEurope.