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5 out of 5 stars
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Robyn
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11-18-16
A different perspective on the Third Reich
This is an important book for anyone interested in WWII. Robert Gerwarth is a master story-teller, skillfully documenting Heydrich's life and the influences on his development and thinking from his birth to his death. Having the lesser-known Nazi, Heydrich, as the central figure in the story brings a different perspective to this fateful era of modern history. The atrocities committed in the aftermath of Heydrich's death bring this necessarily grim book to its all-too-predictable terrible conclusion. To complement the master story-teller, Napoleon Ryan is the master narrator - perfect voice for the topic: accent, tone, pauses, voices spot-on, and he is proficient with German pronunciations (at least to my non-German ear). Few things ruin a good book so much as mangled attempts at foreign words.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wilf H.
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01-05-17
Essential reading
Drawing on more recent scholarship than earlier accounts detailing the life and crimes of Reinhard Heydrich, this book is all the more terrifying a read. Heydrich has often been portrayed as arriving of arriving as Hitler's hang man fully formed. This excellent work shows the making of the monster, and should be read by anyone with a serious interest in where the very worst of Hitler's henchmen came from.
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4 out of 5 stars
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john
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11-11-16
Trying subject matter
A difficult listen, very dark, but mesmerizing and full of detail.
However, the narration is superb.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Phillip Lawrence
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01-02-18
Interesting, but nothing new
Overall, this was an interesting listen
However, I felt the listen was off-putting due to the narration.
The narrator insisted on saying foreign words in an accent (mainly German), which only served to sound like a demented sat-Nav voice blurting out a word incorrectly. Also, when using a voice, it only served to come over more camp than C-3PO.
Truly, there was no need for these inflections and would have been a more enjoyable experience if they had been spoken without both of these ‘performance’ issues
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5 out of 5 stars
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Brenton
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04-08-17
A chilling insite into a ambitious monster
Where does Hitler's Hangman rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
For those interested in this subject the book is very good
Who was your favorite character and why?
Heydrich given the book was about his life story
Which scene did you most enjoy?
The assassination scene when one of the assins gun jams while standing in front of the car
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Ambition by nature
Any additional comments?
No
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