The SS

The SS – the acronym is inextricably linked with the Holocaust, probably the greatest crime against humanity ever committed. All over the world, these two letters are synonymous with evil itself. But how exactly did the ‘Black Order’ become the enforcers of the Nazis’ racial fanaticism? Drawing on the latest research, Bastian Hain provides an introduction to the history of the Third Reich’s state protection corps, explaining how the organisation was formed, what its core beliefs were and how it selected its members, and looking at the crimes it committed.