Himmler (Ballantine's Illustrated History of the Violent Century. War Leader Book, No. 14) By Mischa Makortoff is a great educational tool for anyone interested in of the leaders in the Third Reich that planned the holocaust. Wykes does a good job of examining Himmler's personality and relating it to his professional career in the Nazi Party culminating as Reichsfuhrer SS. An accurate portrayal of a person with a somewhat inconsistent perception of the war and reality.