The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial, 1945-46: A Documentary History

by Michael R. Marrus

Book Overview

Between November 1945 and October 1946, 22 high-ranking Nazi officials defended themselves before the International Military Tribunal. Reproducing significant sections of the trial record, this volume also outlines the background to the trial, traces the preparations made by the principle actors in the courtroom, and considers how the prosecution, defense, and tribunal dealt with the counts against the accused.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312136919
• ISBN13: 9780312136918
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Bedford Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Well worth the read

Another good read for those interested in this field

Grand Book

This a brillant book in how it shifts through the various documents in order to make the reader fully aware of what has happened. Marrus allows for a good mixture of both procecuting and defending testimony from the Trial and the various confrences during, before and after the Trial. He gives a very good documentation of how the Allies came to teh conviction of 19 Nazis. As a historian of the Trials, I recfonmmend it to all who want to learn more of the Trials.

Well done,thorough but not overwhelming>

The author has done a very good job of using primary sources to tell the story of the Allied attempt to be fair when punishing the Nazi leadership. I was impressed with his ability to tell the story and allow the reader to make his or her own conclusions. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the History of the Nazis and the Worlds response after World War II.