This book looks at the most significant people who influenced every aspect of life in Nazi Germany, both in support of and against the regime. It will be a fascinating source of reference for all those interested in this period in 20th century history.

Heinrich Himmler was Hitler's chief in the SS. In this chilling exploration of his personality and life, Padfield suggests how this unlikely figure turned into a mass murderer.

O.G.S. Crawford was the cultural and political maverick who changed our view of Britain by reading its history from the earth and from the air. In recounting Crawford's story, Kitty Hauser uses many of his photographs and penetrates neglected but fascinating aspects of British life and beliefs that have themselves become history.

Keir Hardie was born just outside Glasgow in 1856. He was the sole earner in his family by the age of ten. He never went to school but was self-taught reading books lent to him by a clergyman. He was a founder and the first parliamentary leader of the Labour Party. This book explores the part Christianity played in his life.