Persico writes well despite occasionally drifting into melodrama, and the subject exerts its own. In joseph persicos historical narrative, nuremberg. Infamy on trial, the significance of the events of 19451946 is reevaluated using firsthand accounts and interviews from people who had never before talked about nuremberg. Nurnberg trials, nurnberg also spelled nuremberg, series of trials held in nurnberg, germany, in 194546, in which former nazi leaders were indicted and tried as war criminals by the international military tribunal. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He also wrote piercing the reich, which is about the penetration of nazi germany by american agents, and nuremburg, which was made into a major television docudrama. Infamy on trial tells the story of the nuremberg trials. But a documentary should try to be objective, and not take sides.
At the close of world war ii, hermann goring brian cox surrenders to the americans and enjoys the hospitality of a u. Smith, the road to nuremberg, basic books 1981 telford taylor, the anatomy of the nuremberg trials, little brown 1992. Most books about the nuremberg trials have focused on the jurisprudential aspects of this unprecedented event. Of the ten plus books i have read on the nuremberg trials i would consider this once the best researched and most authoritative. It loses a star for the beginning which tends to drag and contains a bit of superfluous detail,however once we reach the trial itself it becomes a much more absorbing read. Its a pointed reminder that the crimes against humanity committed by. The nuremberg trials were a series of trials carried out in nuremberg, germany, between 1945 and 1949 to try those accused of nazi war crimes. Download book nuremberg infamy on trial in pdf format. Intimate portraits of the most notorious nazi criminals and the motives, frustrations, compromises, ideals, and political agendas of the men and. Infamy on trial has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Nuremberg trial of major german war criminals, nuremberg, germany, 19451946 publisher new york. Infamy on trial 9780140166224 by persico, joseph e.
About the author 1994 was a contributing writer for colin powells my american journey. Persico was born on july 19, 1930 in gloversville, new york, usa as joseph edward persico. Nuremberg is a 2000 canadianunited states television docudrama, based on the book nuremberg. A reader with a more casual interest in the topic might prefer a smaller overview of the process. Persico eaily carries us into a deeper understanding of the trials. At the first trial, twentyfour leading nazis were indicted. Joe persico 2006 on nuremberg infamy on trial youtube. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in.
This book provides a very compelling narrative of the nuremberg nazi war criminal trial. In an extraordinary recreation of the third reichs day of reckoning, persico recaptures the trial in bold strokes and minute detail. May 20, 2016 a june 12, 2006 presentation at the robert h. We live in an age of power without responsibility, an age where ambition and hubris are too often permitted to run roughshod over institutional controls and the dictates of common decency. Smith, reaching judgment at nuremberg, basic books 1977 bradley f. Nuremberg, infamy on trial, alec baldwin, brian cox, christopher.
Download full nuremberg infamy on trial book in pdf, epub, mobi and all ebook format. And that is the single most important function of the nuremberg war crimes trial and, for that matter, persicos book. Nuremberg has an undeniable timeliness, especially in light of the new wave of holocaust deniers. Nuremberg trial of major german war criminals, nuremberg, germany, 19451946. Nuremberg trials depicted on tnt jewish telegraphic agency. Nothing quite focuses a mans attention like the prospect of death, as the saying goes, and as each of the defendants came closer to his own appointment with the reaper, he. A vivid reconstruction of the actions of the wartime allies and the nazi elite at nuremberg. This is the kind of book that should be a treasure trove for those seeking material for psychological analyses. Speeches of the prosecutors at the close of the case against the indicted organisations. A reader with a more casual interest in the topic might prefer a. Sep 01, 1984 of the ten plus books i have read on the nuremberg trials i would consider this once the best researched and most authoritative.
Download pdf nuremberg infamy on trial free epubmobi. Most of these books made a contribution to understanding. Persico viking new york wikipedia citation please see wikipedias template documentation for further citation fields that may be required. Infamy on trial will be enjoyed by students of second world war history, enthusiasts of trial drama, and anyone seeking to know how men facing death behave. Publication date 1994 topics nuremberg trial of major german war criminals. Whitney harris, tyranny on trial, southern methodist university press 1954 joseph persico, nuremberg. I cant help wondering if the best documentary on nuremberg has yet to be made. One of his five best books about the nuremberg trials and the prosecution of nazi war criminals, as told to the wall street journal. In 1945 and 1946, nazi war criminals were forced to account for their depraved actions in the city of nuremberg, germany. Army named leon goldensohn was assigned as the prison psychiatrist at nuremberg. Young thinks my account of the trial reads like a novel. I was really impressed by nuremberg, infamy on trial. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers.
What are some good books about the nuremberg trials. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The indictment lodged against them contained four counts. Gradually the focus on the outofsight nastiness among the allies becomes numbing and unpleasant, and the book is most lively when it shifts its attention back to the proceedings themselves. From 1974 to 1977, he was primary speechwriter to vice president nelson rockefeller. He enters the minds of all the key actors via groundbreaking research that includes the private papers of the nuremburg prison psychiatrist and commandant, the letters and journals of the prisoners, and the accounts of the daytoday struggles, compromises, and. The nazis and their crimes against humanity the nuremberg war crimes trials began on 20 november 1945 and ended on april 1949. Persicos book is a good read for those who want additional information on the nuremberg trial. Buy this book attempting to capture the participants psychological states, persico recreates the war crimes trials of. Ive read many books in my life, but the showdown beetwen hermann goering and justice jackson during the formers testimony had me. From the early conception of the trial in someones mind to the actual hanging of the nazis, infamy on trial is a captivating ride into the defendants soul.
Joseph edward persico was born in gloversville, new york on july 19, 1930 to thomas persico and bianca perrone. The majority in senior positions had been ambitious young middleclass law. A sweeping, compelling account of nuremberg justice. Proceedings of the international military tribunal sitting at nuremberg germany 19451946. Joseph e persico now a tnt original film starring alec baldwincover. Persico, that tells the story of the nuremberg trials. Intimate portraits of the most notorious nazi criminals and the motives, frustrations, compromises, ideals, and political agendas of the men and women who worked to condemn them. The description of the setting, the details of the defendants role in the horror, the thought process of the prosecutors all broken down between the various stages of the trial were so well written. He was a writer, known for nuremberg 2000, about face. Download pdf nuremberg infamy on trial free usakochan. Nuremberg is a 2000 canadian united states television docudrama, based on the book nuremberg.
Infamy on trial book online at best prices in india on. 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. You can read online nuremberg infamy on trial here in pdf, epub, mobi or docx formats. Infamy on trial may 29, i certainly am not displeased that mr. Infamy on trial, which was made into a television docudrama.
A new book reveals nazi germanys gestapo were not as mindless as we imagine. Infamy on trial, and displays most of the virtues and defects of. It would be convenient to say that this book was written in response to the current interest in nuremberg, to invoke historys. The nuremburg trials remain, after nearly a half a century, the benchmark for judging international crimes. Tyranny on trial seems to do a good job at staying objective and factual, while still helping the viewer understand the complex subject with expert analysis. Buy this book attempting to capture the participants psychological states, persico recreates the.
The nuremberg trials remain, after nearly a half a century, the benchmark. It is a good overview of the trial and the individuals involved. What lessons were learned or lost after the trial of the nazi leadership. In 1952 he received a bachelor of arts degree in english and political science from the new york state college for teachers now the university at albany. Persico piercing the reich has written an extraordinary, intensely dramatic recreation of the nuremberg trials of 19451946 in which the u. The nuremberg interviews by leon goldensohn 2004 in early 1946, a psychiatrist in the u.
To date it has provided me with more infomation in general about the trial than i have been able to obtain in other works i have read thus far. We see the development of trial from the creation of the ex post facto creation of laws by the international community, through the politics and positioning evident amongst both the lawyers and the prisoners themselves and on to the sentencing of the prisoners. This is a fascinating look at an event whose private face has been hidden for many decades. Publication date 1994 topics nuremberg trial of major german war criminals germany. Its a pointed reminder that the crimes against humanity committed by the. Download nuremberg infamy on trial pdf search engine. Joseph edward persico july 19, 1930 august 30, 2014 was an author and american military historian.