My Internment and Testimony at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trial - The Account of Friedrich Rainer, Austrian Nazi (Paperback)

This study provides a different perspective on the important Nuremberg war crimes trial of 1945 and 1946. Friedrich Rainer, an Austrian Nazi, a lawyer, an influential Gauleiter, and a well-placed Hitler lieutenant, was a witness for the defendant Arthur Seyss-Inquart. Rainer was imprisoned in the witnesses' wing where he had a unique opportunity to observe the trial and its participants. Later, as a Yugoslav prisoner, he wrote about his nine-month incarceration. His story, both first-hand and historical, is more detached than the memoirs of the defendants and provides a different perspective from the prosecutors. Since he was not himself on trial, he maintained a certain detachment, yet he shared some of the extant emotion. Further, Rainer's legal background allowed him to examine, compare, and analyze the process. He also endeavored to write with the historian's eye, distinguishing between fact and rumor, presenting evidence, and drawing conclusions. Most important, he placed his account in a larger context than the immediate trial. Finally, this translation, plus the editor's commentary, provides a glimpse into the world of a man who embodies much that was typical Nazi, a man who may be seen as an historian and apologist of National Socialism.

General

Imprint:	Em Texts
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Friedrich Rainer
Editors:	Maurice Williams
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-0-7734-0803-6
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > General Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > History > European history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7734-0803-7
Barcode:	9780773408036

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