Hermann Göring

Hermann Göring (1893–1946), Reich Minister of Aviation and second in command behind Hitler, accumulated oces and powers like no other Nazi leader. In revealing scenes and analytically based on the latest research, this is the compelling biography of a ruthless man who seems to defy explanation. Göring's life is marked by a relentless pursuit of power and prestige, from his childhood to his conviction at the Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal and his suicide in his prison cell. Göring's hunger for power is only limited by Adolf Hitler. He is devoted to him. After Göring fails as commander-in-chief of the air force in World War II and Hitler withdraws his favor, he retreats to his country estate Carinhall, where art theft, hunting, and decadent luxury are far more important than Allied bombing raids. His extravagant lifestyle has led to euphemistic interpretations of Göring's role in National Socialism. Andreas Molitor shows how the selfproclaimed 'man of action' sealed the economic and social decline of German Jews with the 'de-Jewification of the German economy' playing a leading role in the preparation of the Holocaust.

• Insatiable, excessive, murderous: Hitler's 'man of action'

• The long-awaited biography based on the latest research