Goering, Heinrich Fraenkel
Goering, Heinrich Fraenkel
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Goering
The Rise and Fall of the Notorious Nazi Leader

Author: Heinrich Fraenkel, Roger Manvell

Narrator: Joe Barrett

Unabridged: 14 hr 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/19/2020


Synopsis

A penetrating biography of one of the most infamous members of the Nazi high command.

In Goering, Roger Manvell and Heinrich Fraenkel use firsthand testimonies and a variety of historical documents to tell the story of a monster lurking in Hitler's shadows. After rising through the ranks of the German army, Hermann Goering became Hitler's right hand man and was hand-picked to head the Luftwaffe, one of history's most feared fighting forces. As he rose in power, though, Goering became disillusioned and was eventually shunned from Hitler's inner circle. Alone at the end, he faced justice at the Nuremberg trials and was convicted of war crimes and crime against humanity. He committed suicide in prison before he could be hanged. In this book, Manvell and Fraenkel bring to life one of history's most complicated and hated characters.

About Heinrich Fraenkel

Heinrich Fraenkel was a critically acclaimed author who received access to new papers of eyewitness accounts of Joseph Goebbels. He is coauthor, with Roger Manvell, of Heinrich Himmler, The Men Who Tried to Kill Hitler, and Doctor Goebbels.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jerry

What's really scary about this book is that after reading it you can't forget the atrocities that he was party to but at the same time you can't shake the feeling that he'd be a fun guy to hang out with. It's a strange dichotomy. I've read biographies of Himmler and Bormann (sp?) and they completely......more

Goodreads review by Steven

While it has some flaws (the broad sweep of some of the author's proclamations go far beyond Goering and his impact within Nazi Germany, as well as some minor typos), this book is a very insightful look into the machinations of the Nazi war machine, especially the heavy industries that made up Goeri......more

Goodreads review by Derek

I have to be fair to Richard Overy. This is far more an academic book than an interested read. There is an assumption that you know a lot about the period and that names and events are familiar to you. That is not a problem for me as I have become very familiar in my reading over the last fifty odd y......more