As Hitler's second in command, Hermann Goering was a ruthless and flamboyant manipulator, and James is exploring how this revered fighter pilot of the First World War could emerge as a psychopathic war criminal in the Second. Addicted to wealth and power, Goering was willing to attain his goals by any means necessary, and as his power increased, so did his taste for the good life.
James Ellis ripercorre le tappe della vita politica di Hermann Göring, capo della Luftwaffe e braccio destro di Hitler. Nella gerarchia del male di Hitler ha avuto senza dubbio una posizione determinante.
L'historien britannique James Ellis brosse le portrait de Hermann Göring, aviateur très décoré de la Première guerre mondiale, fondateur de la Gestapo et serviteur zélé du IIIe Reich.
