Nazi War Trials (Pocket Essential series) [Hardcover]

Andrew Walker (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2005 | Series: Pocket Essential series

Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are concise, lively, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as expert opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, history, and more. At the end of World War II, the victorious Allies began unprecedented proceedings against captured top-ranking Nazis, and charging them with “crimes against humanity.” This book looks at the Nuremberg Trials and the personalities involved, from Nazi defendants, including Herman Goering and Rudolf Hess, to the judges and the prosecuting and defending counsels. It provides a detailed chronology of the courtroom proceedings and refers frequently to the horrific events of Nazi rule. Nazi War Trials also examines some of the issues that were raised at the time, including the legal validity of the trials themselves.

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Pocket Essentials is a dynamic series of books that are short, snappy, and easy to read. Packed with facts as well as opinions, each book has all the key information you need to know about such popular topics as film, television, cult fiction, politics, and more. In addition to an introduction to the subject, each topic is individually analyzed and reviewed, examining its impact on popular culture or history. There¹s also a reference section that lists related web sites and weightier (and more expensive) books on the subject. For media buffs and students, these are great entry-level books that build into an essential library.

About the Author

Andrew Walker has written articles for the Waterstone's Guide to London Writing and the Waterstone's Guide to Ideas and reviews for W magazine. This is his first book.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 159 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Essentials; 1St Edition edition (November 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1903047501
• ISBN-13: 978-1903047507
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,119,437 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Useful Summary of the Most Famous Trial in History!, March 29, 2009

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This review is from: Nazi War Trials (Pocket Essential series) (Hardcover)

NAZI WAR TRIALS is a short but comprehensive summary of the most famous trial in history, that being the 1945/46 Nuremberg trial of the surviving Nazi bigwigs for crimes against humanity.

Given its small size - 5' x 7 1/2' and 160 pages - NAZI WAR TRIALS is at best a basic guide to the subject. Author Andrew Walker describes how the trials came to be; presents background information on Goering, Hess and the other defendants; summarizes the case for the prosecution; the defense; the verdicts and how they were arrived at; sentencing; and a brief epilogue. He also touches upon how effective the various presentations were; the defendant's behavior; the significance of the trials themselves; etc.

While Walker does a good job of compressing that monumental event into 160 pages, he is less successful at conveying how monstrous the Nazi crimes were. Or how pathetic were the various Nazi psychos, stooges and lowlifes tried at Nuremberg. (For a more detailed treatment, readers should seek out Ehrenfreund's NUREMBERG LEGACY, Joseph Persico's NUREMBERG, Conot's JUSTICE AT NUREMBERG, etc.).

Yet, for those wanting a basic understanding of the Nuremberg trials or students writing reports, Andrew Walker's book, published in 2006 by Pocket Essentials, will do just fine. It's concise yet insightful and ably summarizes the extraordinary event that took place in Nuremberg some 60-odd years ago. Recommended.