war crime trials

Covers the trial of John "Iwan" Demjanjuk, a Nazi war criminal and postwar immigrant living and working in the United States, discussing why it took nearly sixty years to bring him to justice and revealing how American politicians and the United States military recruited "useful" Nazi war criminals to work as spies and saboteurs during the Cold War.

Presents Hannah Arendt's report on the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann and includes material unveiled since the trial, as well as Arendt's postscript addressing the controversy her account sparked when it first appeared in the "New Yorker.".

Translation of a German novel about the erotic awakening of fifteen-year-old Michael Berg who engages in a secret affair with a mysterious older woman.

Nineteen-year-old Jordana Lebowitz describes her experience at the war criminal trial of Oskar Gr?ning, who worked at the Auschwitz concentration camp.

Barbara Cherish's upbringing under the Nazi regime was one of wealth and comfort. But her father's senior position in the Nazi party meant that she and her siblings lived under stress. The year she was born, 1943, her father, Arthur Wilhelm Liebehenschel, became commandant of Auschwitz. In researching her father's story, she found that he kept his relationship with his family and the demands of his job separate. He was found guilty of war crimes at the end of the war and executed in January 1948. At the age of six, she and her siblings were placed into foster care and she was adopted when she was thirteen She arrived in America in December 1956. Forty years later she publicly acknowledged who her birth father was and began her search for her identity.

The primary-source images, firsthand accounts, meticulous timeline, and transcripts of speeches and testimony associated with the Nuremberg Trials and the Nazi crimes they prosecuted are found here, grounding the horror in undeniable, irrefutable reality. Taken together, they help ensure for a new generation that the Holocaust will never be forgotten.

Highlights the trials of Nazi criminals in Nuremberg in 1945 following the end of World War II as written by the chief counsel for the prosecution, Telford Taylor. Includes photographs, the "Charter of the International Military Tribunal," and notes on the indictment.

At great personal risk, siblings Hans and Sophie Scholl, along with a group of young, like-minded idealists, formed the White Rose resistance to circulate anti-Nazi leaflets during World War II. This compelling primary-source account chronicles the history and legacy of these courageous activists who stood up for their beliefs—and ultimately became martyrs to their cause—at a time when few dared to openly condemn Nazi atrocities. A timeline provides historical context, and leaflet excerpts are interspersed throughout the text, reminding us that even in the most seemingly hopeless of times, young people can make a difference.

The one person at whose feet the blame for both the Holocaust and World War II can be laid is Adolf Hitler. Readers will learn how Hitler rose to power and the horrific ways that he made use of that power once he had accumulated it. This biography discusses Hitler’s role in the so-called Final Solution and also touches on the impact Hitler still has today. It offers a wealth of detail about the various stages of the F?uhrer’s life and examines the influence he had on both those in his inner circle and the German public at large. Understanding a despicable person may not be inspiring, but that does not mean it’s not worthwhile.

This biography of one of the key figures of the Jewish Holocaust is important for understanding the details that led to one of the most grisly periods of human history, as well as for those looking to bear witness to the Holocaust. The biography details Eichmann’s life as a young man, how he moved up the ranks within the Nazi regime, and his eventual self-exile to Argentina, where he hid until he was discovered and brought to trial for his crimes.