The Anatomy of the Nuremberg Trials: A Personal Memoir
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (632 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0316834009 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 703 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. A National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Munich: The Price of Peace , Taylor explains how the Allied governments established the legal basis for the tribunal and organized the courtroom proceedings. He introduces the defendants--Goring, Hess, Ribbentrop, Speer et al.--defines the charges against them, outlines the evidence and recounts individual defense strategies, closing arguments, judicial sentences and (in the case of those condemned to death) the details of their executions. Photos. (Incidentally, he clears up the intrigue surrounding how former Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goring managed to conceal the cyanide capsule with which he committed suicide.) This gripping eyewitn
The chief American prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trials describes in detail the day-to-day proceedings at the trials and discusses the significance of the trials on the establishment of international law.
After the Nuremberg trials, Taylor practiced law in New York City, taught at Columbia Law School and the Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, and published a number of books, including Munich: The Price of Peace, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for best nonfiction work of 1979. Army intelligence officer, and was awarded
"The best book about the Nuremberg trial" according to aarThe best book about the Nuremberg trial aar4 I am a former war crimes prosecutor who has taught a course on war crimes, genocide and justice at the university and law school level for 20 years. Taylor's book is, hands down, the best book ever written about the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. I am very glad to see it back in print after nearly 20 years. It is an authoritative, readable and comprehensive account of the IMT by Taylor, the deputy chief prosecutor and one of the most thoughtful commentators of the 20th century on matters . . I am a former war crimes prosecutor who has taught a course on war crimes, genocide and justice at the university and law school level for 20 years. Taylor's book is, hands down, the best book ever written about the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg. I am very glad to see it back in print after nearly 20 years. It is an authoritative, readable and comprehensive account of the IMT by Taylor, the deputy chief prosecutor and one of the most thoughtful commentators of the 20th century on matters . Five Stars Louis R Fleisig very good. Gene Horwitz said interesting and good reading. I wouldn't pick it up just for. If you've ever wanted to know the ins and outs, and the evidence, findings, and various characters involved in the Nuremberg trials, this is certainly a book that you will find informative, interesting and good reading. I wouldn't pick it up just for its fun and entertaining reading. I'm almost done reading the book, and I'm glad to have read it. The book thoroughly discusses the administration of the trials, problems and debates, defendants, prosecutors, judges, allegations, evidence, and everything I