List of Maps -- Prologue: The Simple Life -- Part One Ascent -- 1. Dream of the Reich -- 2. Empire -- 3. The Inner Ring -- 4. With Himmler -- Part Two Zenith -- 5. Hubris -- 6. Barbarossa -- 7. Letters from the War -- 8. Front and Fatherland -- Part Three Fall -- 9. Oblivion -- 10. Endgame -- 11. Manhunt -- 12. On Trial -- 13. Ellis -- 14. Verdict -- Part Four In Extremis -- 15. Landsberg -- 16. Steeplechase -- 17. "We All Have Our Crossroads" -- 18. Under Four Eyes -- 19. Old Hares -- Part Five Requiem -- 20. The Old German Hero -- 21. Blow-Up -- 22. La Fete Nationale -- 23. Reckoning -- 24. Ghosts of the Past -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index