Heather Pringle: The Master Plan

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For those who thought the zealous Nazi archaeologists in Raiders of the Lost Ark were a screenwriter’s fabrication, journalist Heather Pringle has the chilling, real story. In 1935, Heinrich Himmler -- chief of the SS and architect of the death camps -- founded the Ahnenerbe, a research institute that manufactured archaeological evidence to support the notion of Aryan superiority. His team of adventurers, mystics, and reputable scholars was charged with traveling the globe to compile proof that a race of blond-haired, blue-eyed conquerors had dominated the world in prehistoric times. The identification of their descendants and the eradication of all others became the cornerstone of the Nazi agenda.

Drawing on Pringle’s extensive original research, including interviews with surviving members of the Ahnenerbe, The Master Plan is a page-turning story of scientific and political abuse on a global scale.

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Author	Pringle, Heather
Full Title	Master Plan, The: Himmler's Scholars and the Holocaust
Binding	Softcover
Publisher	Hyperion (2007)
Pages	480
ISBN	9780786887736
Language	English
Short Description	For those who thought the zealous Nazi archaeologists in Raiders of the Lost Ark were a screenwriter’s fabrication, journalist Heather Pringle has the chilling, real story. In 1935, Heinrich Himmler -- chief of the SS and architect of the death camps -- founded the Ahnenerbe, a research institute that manufactured archaeological evidence to support the notion of Aryan superiority. His team of adventurers, mystics, and reputable scholars was charged with traveling the globe to compile proof that a race of blond-haired, blue-eyed conquerors had dominated the world in prehistoric times. The identification of their descendants and the eradication of all others became the cornerstone of the Nazi agenda. Drawing on Pringle’s extensive original research, including interviews with surviving members of the Ahnenerbe, The Master Plan is a page-turning story of scientific and political abuse on a global scale.