2006, ISBN: 0786868864

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[EAN: 9780786868865], [PU: NY. 2006. Hyperion Books], Jacket, black hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. looks new. like new. b… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780786868865], [PU: NY. 2006. Hyperion Books], Jacket, black hardbound 8vo. 8º (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. near fine cond. looks new. like new. binding square & tight. covers clean. 1" wrinkle to spine paper. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in fine cond. not worn or torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings or store stamps, no stickers or bookplates, no names, no inking , no underlining, no remainder markings etc ~. first edition so stated. first printing ( # 1 in # line). xii+463p. glossy b&w photo illustrations. endnotes. guide to the most imporatant personalities. major sources. index. world war ii. third reich. nazi germany. german history. ~ "DICTATORS ALWAYS HAVE THEORIES, AND ALWAYS FIND SCHOLARS TO PROVE THEM. THE MASTER PLAN IS THE DETAILED HISTORY OF ONE SUCH EFFORT, BUT IT SHEDS ABUNDANT LIGHT ON ALL OF THEM." ~ALAN FURST, AUTHOR OF DARK STAR AND NIGHT SOLDIERS. In 1935, Heinrich Himmler, one of the most powerful members of Adolf Hitler's inner circle, founded the Ahnenerbe~a research institute to manufacture archaeological evidence for political purposes. Himmler set about recruiting a bizarre mix of adventurers, mystics, and reputable scholars to help rewrite all of human history. Researchers were sent on public expeditions and , secretive missions to Iraq, Finland, Tibet, and beyond, backed by the power of the Third Reich. As war and economic upheaval loomed, Heinrich Himmler mandated and funded these costly and time consuming missions because he so strongly believed that prehistory needed a sharp revision. The chief of the SS and the architect of the Nazi death camps was convinced that archaeologists had long ignored the accomplishments of a primeval race of blond~haired, blue~eyed conquerors~the Aryans. Himmler believed that Germany's ancestors had evolved in the icy barrens of the Arctic, where they had ruled as an invincible master race. Now, he theorized, only in select parts of the world did some true Aryan blood remain. The identification of true Aryans and the eradication of all others would become the cornerstone of the Nazi agenda. Drawing on extensive original research, Heather Pringle paints a compelling portrait of the Ahnenerbe and its role in the Holocaust, revealing the German scientists and scholars who allowed their research to be used to justify extermination. Combining a page~turning narrative with chilling historical detail, The Master Plan is a groundbreaking story of delusion and excess, of scientific and political abuse on a global scale., Books<