Adolf Eichmann was born in 1906. He was a German-Austrian, and born into a Calvin Protestant family. He was not the best student in school, though he participated in several activities, including the violin. He began reading Nazi Party publications, and developed an interest in that ideology. He joined a branch of the Nazi Party in 1932, and, seven months later, became a member of the SS. In this role, he oversaw the deportation of thousands of Jewish people from their homes in occupied areas. Of course, from there they were sent on to camps. He was absolutely instrumental in the execution of thousands of Jewish people. He claimed at his trial to have been shocked and appalled by the conditions on the deportation trains and in the camps, but he was not. He was one of the main puppet masters who knew all of the details, and created a lot of the details himself. He also evaded capture for quite some time before finally being captured in 1960. He was executed by hanging in 1962.

This book was really good. It have a lot of details about Eichmann's life and his shenanagins during World War II. He was absolutely an architect of the Holocaust. If you are looking to learn more about this man or this subject, this is a good book to do that with. (Hunting Eichmann is also a good book that you should check out.)