Hitler's henchmen / Guido Knopp ; translated by Angus McGeoch.

"First published in 1996 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag GmbH, Munich. This English translation first published in 2000. This edition published in 2010."--Title page verso.

Foreword: Perfectly ordinary Germans? -- The firebrand : Joseph Goebbels -- The number two : Hermann Göring -- The enforcer : Heinrich Himmler -- The deputy : Rudolf Hess -- The architect : Albert Speer -- The successor : Karl Dönitz.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-314) and index.

Translated from the German.

"Josef Goebbels, Hermann Goring, Heinrich Himmler, Rudolph Hess, Albert Speer and Karl Donitz. These were the men who smoothed Adolf Hitler's path to power and became the perpetrators of a reign of terror unparalleled in history. They were the supporters and executives at Hitler's regime, carrying out his orders with deadly efficency. This radical new assessment of power under the swastika reveals many unknown facts and gives a unique but disturbing glimpse behind the scenes of the Nazi state."-- Publisher's description.

Following interviews with contemporaries and eyewitnesses, relatives and friends, and access to documents and archives, Knopp offers a view of what went on behind the scenes in the Third Reich.