Heinrich Himmler

The standard - indeed the only - reliable and thorough biography of the head of the SS and German police... a masterpiece'Richard J. Evans, University of Cambridge, and author of The Third Reich trilogyIn this highly impressive biography of Himmler, resting upon exhaustive exploration of available sources, Peter Longerich shows more plainly than ever before how this bizarre personality could gain such immense power and stamp his own imprint on the entire SS organisation, with horrendous consequences for millions throughout Europe’Sir Ian Kershaw, author of HitlerThe book's] bulk is consummate with the seriousness of its subject matter and, as the definitive life of this whey-faced monster of terror, it is unlikely to be bettered'History TodayExcellent … well crafted and engaging … comfortably surpassing the offerings of previous biographers, it is surely set to become the definitive work for a generation’Roger Moorhouse, BBC HistorySupremely enlightening'New York Times Book ReviewThere have been many attempts to describe the life and opinions of Heinrich Himmler, but this one … is the first thorough scholarly biography to appear’New StatesmanVery well documented'Mail on SundayA superbly researched account’BooklistA work of staggering scholarship'Literary ReviewGigantic’The Sunday Times`Splendid…Longerich gives it a depth and breadth it has previously lacked’Sunday Telegraph

Peter Longerich is Professor of Modern German History at Royal Holloway University of London and founder of the College’s Holocaust Research Centre. He has published widely on the history of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, including Holocaust: The Nazi Murder and Persecution of the Jews, which is widely recognized as the standard account of the Nazi machinery of mass murder and the steps by which it unfolded.