Master Plan, The - Couverture souple

Pringle, Heather

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786887737 ISBN 13 : 9780786887736

Editeur : Hyperion, 2007

Synopsis

The Master Plan In 1935, Heinrich Himmler and a small group of associates founded an elite Nazi research institute to unearth evidence of the accomplishments of Germany's ancestors as far back as the Stone Age. In reality, Pringle points out, the organization "was in the business of myth-making," distorting the truth and churning out carefully tailored evidence to support the ideas of Adolf Hitler.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Now in paperback, the groundbreaking history of the Nazi research institute whose work helped lead to the extermination of millions

For those who thought the zealous Nazi archaeologists in Raiders of the Lost Ark were a screenwriter's fabrication, journalist Heather Pringle has the chilling, real story. In 1935, Heinrich Himmler--chief of the SS and architect of the death camps--founded the Ahnenerbe, a research institute that manufactured archaeological evidence to support the notion of Aryan superiority. His team of adventurers, mystics, and reputable scholars was charged with traveling the globe to compile "proof" that a race of blondhaired, blue-eyed conquerors had dominated the world in prehistoric times. The identification of their descendants and the eradication of all others became the cornerstone of the Nazi agenda.

Drawing on Pringle's extensive original research, including interviews with surviving members of the Ahnenerbe, The Master Plan is a page-turning story of delusion and excess, of scientific and political abuse on a global scale.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Heather Pringle is the author of The Mummy Congress. Her work as a journalist has appeared in Science, Geo, New Scientist, and Discover, where she is currently a contributing editor. She has lectured across the United States and Canada--from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., to the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. She lives in British Columbia.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Hyperion
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0786887737
• ISBN 13: 9780786887736
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 502