Nuremberg Infamy on Trial
Nuremberg Infamy on Trial by Joseph E. Persico, published by Penguin in August 1995, offers a detailed examination of the Nuremberg trials, which set a precedent for addressing international crimes. This first edition spans 560 pages and presents a vivid reconstruction of the actions of the wartime allies and the Nazi elite, utilizing groundbreaking research from various primary sources, including the papers of the Nuremberg prison psychiatrist and commandant, as well as personal accounts from judges and prosecutors.
Readers will find a blend of historical narrative and psychological insight as Persico delves into the complexities of the trials. The book provides chilling portraits of Nazi warlords and explores the tensions between law and vengeance, as well as the geopolitical friction emerging in the early stages of the Cold War. With its focus on significant events from World War II and the Holocaust, this work contributes to the broader understanding of modern history and social science.
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“A vivid reconstruction of the actions of the wartime allies and the Nazi elite at Nuremberg. Persico easily carries us into a deeper understanding of the trials.”—New York Newsday
The Nuremberg trials remain, after nearly half a century, the benchmark for judging international crimes. Using new sources—groundbreaking research in the papers of the Nuremberg prison psychiatrist and commandant, the letters and journals of prisoners, and accounts of the judges and prosecutors as they struggled through each day making compromises and steeling their convictions—Joseph Persico retells the story of Nuremberg, combining sweeping history with psychological insight. Here are brilliant, chilling portraits of the Nazi warlords and riveting descriptions of the tensions between law and vengeance, between East and West, of the friction already present in the early stages of the Cold War.
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