Send Down the Master in Person: Reflections on Adolf Eichmann by A. Keith Carreiro is a singular poem dedicated to the author’s parents and their generation. The poem is about Adolf Eichmann, most commonly known as one of the masterminds behind the Holocaust. The poem is a homage to the fighters and the survivors who saw the worst humanity had to offer and rose above it all. Depicting the capturing of Adolf Eichmann through the eyes of an agent, the poem reflects on the evils of the oppressor and the strength of the victims who survived. The author also shares pictures and information regarding Eichmann and who was the man behind the mask of evil.

Sincere and touching, the poem is equally part fascinating and awakening. Although I have read up on the Holocaust and the atrocities that happened to innocent people, I had no idea who Otto Adolf Eichmann was and the role he played in the misery of millions of people. The poem is simple in syntax, yet it is very revealing at the same time. I wasn’t expecting to receive almost graphic details, but somehow author A. Keith Carreiro offers everything without overwhelming readers. It is a heartwarming tribute to a generation of people who remained steadfast in the face of adversity and withstood even the vilest of conditions. The pictures and information at the end are very helpful for readers like me who have no idea who Eichmann was and why he is called one of the evilest men in history.

Count the seconds and keep counting until you reach 12,000,000. Counting the seconds to this figure will take you 138 days with no break. This will get you close to the number of Jews and other “enemies” of the state that the Nazis killed. Adolf Eichmann was one of the leaders of this unimaginable blood bath. The first part of Send Down the Master in Person: Reflections on Adolf Eichmann is a long poem about Eichmann and his deeds. A. Keith Carreiro spends the rest of the book explaining some of the terms used in the poem that may not be familiar to modern readers. Also included is information on Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency. This book will attract the interest of several groups, including history buffs who will enjoy the information and poetry lovers who will enjoy the poem. Everyone will feel the pain that was the Holocaust.

A. Keith Carreiro understands the historical period that included the Nazi control of much of Europe. Send Down the Master in Person deals with Adolf Eichmann and his inhumanity to all who were not pure Aryans. He was tasked with keeping the death trains running on time to Auschwitz and other death camps. Of interest is the fact that Adolf Eichmann had the same history teacher (Poetsch) that Adolf Hitler had. He worshipped false deities and became a modern Molech. Eichmann escaped prosecution at the Nuremberg Trials and was finally captured in Argentina by Mossad agents in 1960. As a member of the SS, he was one of the leaders overseeing Nazi war crimes. Eichmann was a firm believer in Hitler and National Socialism and he remained unrepentant, even in death. Read this fascinating book for a fresh look at the events and people surrounding that blight on German history known as Nazism.