The opening in London of a new British film, Anthropoid, dealing with the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich on May 27, 1942 is a reminder of one of the world's most evil individuals.  At the same time, it provides an opportunity to reflect on the consequences and the cost of highly desirable and heroic action to counter evil forces. The title of the film refers to the code name given by British Special Operations Executive (SOE) that planned the assassination that was carried out.  The plan was executed not by Czech resistance, but by two men, one a Czech, the other a Slovak, who had been trained in Britain and who were parachuted from an RAF bomber into Czechoslovakia.  They critically wounded Heydrich, who lingered from injuries for a few days, by throwing a grenade into his open-top Mercedes in a street in Prague.  The open car was itself an indication of Heydrich's arrogant belief that he was in full dictatorial control of affairs. This British...(Read Full Article)