Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History (Bill O'Reilly's Killing)

Killing the SS follows the hunt for Nazi war criminals in the years following World War II. As the atrocities of the Third Reich came to light, many perpetrators fled using a sophisticated Nazi organization designed to hide them. Some were quickly apprehended, including SS leader Heinrich Himmler, while others escaped. The book tracks the pursuit of major war criminals including Josef Mengele, who conducted medical experiments at Auschwitz; Martin Bormann, Hitler's personal secretary; Klaus Barbie, known as the "Butcher of Lyon"; and Adolf Eichmann. O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard chronicle the efforts of diverse "Nazi hunters"—a French husband and wife team, an American lawyer who served on D-Day, a German prosecutor, Israeli Mossad agents, and a death camp survivor—who spent decades tracking down SS fugitives across the world and bringing them to justice. Written in the style of the Killing series, the book presents these historical events with a concluding revelation.