Masters of War: Hermann Goring

MASTERS OF WAR: Hermann GöringA Comprehensive Study of Courage Without ConscienceHermann Göring was a decorated World War I fighter ace who earned twenty-two aerial victories and Germany's highest military honor, the Pour le Mérite. He was the last commander of the legendary &quote;Flying Circus&quote; squadron, a genuinely brave pilot respected by his comrades, and a man who understood aerial combat from hard-won experience. He was also one of the principal architects of the Holocaust, a creator of the Nazi terror apparatus, and a war criminal whose actions contributed to the deaths of millions.This volume in the &quote;Masters of War&quote; series presents an unflinching examination of one of history's most disturbing transformations: how a decorated military hero became a mass murderer, how warrior virtues divorced from moral constraints became instruments of genocide, and how genuine military competence served barbarism rather than civilization.Unlike hagiographic