Nuremberg Diary - G.M. Gilbert

After the Second World War ended, the surviving Nazi leaders were brought to trial by the Allies. This was an unprecedented development, as the leaders of a nation had never before been held accountable for their actions. It set legal precedents that are still valid today (as witness the current attempts to bring Milosovic to trial). Almost all the major Nazis were present, although some of the most important had committed suicide previously (Hitler, Himmler, Goebbels), and one (Martin Bormann) had vanished (they tried him anyway, in absentia). About twenty of the top Nazi's were in the dock, being forced to account for their actions over the previous ...  Read the complete review