The book has a bump on the front, see the second picture

“The best political weapon is terror. Cruelty commands respect. People can hate us. But we do not demand love from them - only fear.” (Heinrich Himmler)
The Schutzstaffel (SS), the brutal elite of the Nazi Party, was established by Hitler in 1925 as his personal bodyguard. From 1929, he was headed by SS Heinrich Himmler, under whose leadership the number of members of these units grew from the original 300 to more than a million. Ruthless fanatics in black uniforms, unreservedly devoted to Hitler, tortured and enslaved millions of people. This is the story of the rise and fall of one of the most diabolical organizations in the world. The book is richly illustrated with period photographs.