Killing the SS
By Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
- Release Date: 2018-10-09
- Genre: History
Description
The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller (October 2018)
Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard's Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history. In this installment of their mega-bestselling series, the authors confront Nazi evil.
As the true horrors of the Third Reich began to be exposed immediately after World War II, the Nazi war criminals who committed genocide went on the run. A few were swiftly caught, including the notorious SS leader, Heinrich Himmler. Others, however, evaded capture through a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Among those war criminals were Josef Mengele, the “Angel of Death” who performed hideous medical experiments at Auschwitz; Martin Bormann, Hitler’s brutal personal secretary; Klaus Barbie, the cruel "Butcher of Lyon"; and perhaps the most awful Nazi of all: Adolf Eichmann.
Killing the SS is the epic saga of the espionage and daring waged by self-styled "Nazi hunters." This determined and disparate group included a French husband and wife team, an American lawyer who served in the army on D-Day, a German prosecutor who had signed an oath to the Nazi Party, Israeli Mossad agents, and a death camp survivor. Over decades, these men and women scoured the world, tracking down the SS fugitives and bringing them to justice, which often meant death.
Written in the fast-paced style of the Killing series, Killing the SS will shock and educate the reader, concluding with a truly shocking finale.
Reviews
Fascinating
5By GoSU1988Great in-depth writing giving the reader huge insight on the details involved in bringing Nazi’s to justice over their unthinkable crimes.Good read but
5By sonoflithuaniaGood read. A little choppy, but enjoyable.Great book - a great read
5By KathyNYCHistory made so interestingSupport
4By Sgt BanksAs a supporter of Israel, I found this book to reveal the strong resolve of the people of Israel.It's Okay
4By 1ssra1Have read a great deal on WW2 and find this book okay. Most of what is stated has been gleaned from other books. Those who have not read extensively about that period will find it extremely illuminating.Killing the SS
4By A. M. McDonaghThe authors did an excellent job of weaving the individual stories together to make the transitions in this book easy to follow. I did feel the ending to the book was somewhat abrupt but the in-depth Prologue did a nice job of filling in the gaps. This book also does a nice job of leading the reader to other sources, so if the reader wants to dig deeper into one of the subjects written about in this book, I would start by reading the books used as sources for this book. This was the first book in the “Killing series’’ I have read and based on this book, I do plan to read “Killing Patton”.A disappointment
3By Scout52660A fan of WWII history, especially the rise and fall of the Third Reich, I was excited to read this book based on mostly positive reviews. I have read books and articles about the hunt for Nazis, and thought this would be a good addition, especially considering the focus on the SS. I learned a few new things, but found the book poorly written and sometimes hard to follow, as it seemed to be thrown together quickly without creating much suspense around the hunt and capture of these criminals. The stories of the famous Nazis such as Eichmann, Mengele, Borman and Barbie did not add much new material, especially around the network of groups who aided and abetted their escape, such as the Catholic Church. There was some new information, such as the stories of female camp guards that might make the investment worthwhile.Great book
5By T.HindtGreat book, it was also a quick read.Who would read this idiot’s work?
1By Jet001Don’t...Good Title
4By KMJgmaInteresting historical report of German and Jewish survival skills before and after World War Two Hard to believe so many people could be so cruel to other human beingsDuped
1By hckhck22I have read all the Killing books. I enjoyed them all. Bought this one as soon as I saw it. Very disappointed. I don’t feel the topic or maybe how it was written warranted a Killing book. Kept wanting more and then it just ended. I have missed O’Reilly on Fox, but I won’t be so quick to buy his next book. Just didn’t work for me. Sorry. Maybe it should have been Killing Hitler and The SSGreat
5By Against socialismAmazing like the rest of themReads like a US News article
2By Dan VermilionI have enjoyed almost all of the “Killing . . .” Books. This one, however, is based on hear-say, rumor, and propaganda. Some of the stories — such as the actions of the dogs at the women’s camp — sound like a bad movie script, made up. The book is only fair, not up to the “Killing . . .” Standards.Killing the SS
2By Hayward777Worst of the Killing series. Disjointed hodgepodge.Ghostwritten
1By snookie1If you beoeive for a second that Bill O’Reilly wrote a single word of this or any book I have a bridge to sell you.The Best About The Worst
4By GreenrodeoA terrific and most necessary read. O’Reilly, again, has researched and put together critical historical information in a way that is at once riveting, informative, educational and enjoyable. This book should be a must read in high school history class....but it will not be. Young people of today are being taught by omission, to think of the world as a potential global fantasyland. That a strong America is a deterrent from that fairy tale. They are being led to believe evil of the nature outlined in this book no longer exists; and in fact, our clueless youth don’t understand that this sort of evil ever existed and is in fact ready to raise its ugly head wherever weak and naive people close their eyes and ears. This book is so very important as it lays out how these monsters managed to gain control and what they were willing to do to keep it. And shamefully how western countries refused to see and act on the problem until six million perished and even then did not totally commit to eradication of anti semitism even today.Ok
5By SenjimanGood read for us history nuts of the world.Great book
5By wheels1107A very well written and interesting book!Excellent Historical Reference
5By PackatthetrackThis latest in the “killing series” is a very easy read even though the subject matter is disturbing. The authors style, detailing the location and time at the beginning of each chapter, puts the reader in an “at the moment” state which is where one wants to be when absorbing the information. I’ve read all the “killing” books and would rank this one somewhere mid-pack. A T Russo Clifton Park, New York
