The Nuremberg Trial

By: John Tusa, Ann Tusa

Narrated by: Ralph Cosham

Length: 25 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Here is a gripping account of the major postwar trial of the Nazi hierarchy in World War II. The Nuremberg Trial brilliantly recreates the trial proceedings and offers a reasoned, often profound examination of the processes that created international law. From the whimpering of Kaltenbrunner and Ribbentrop on the stand to the icy coolness of Goering, each participant is vividly drawn.

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Critic reviews

“Fascinating… The Tusas’ book is one of the best accounts I have read.” ( The New York Times)

Detailed and well written

Thorough portrayal of the immediate pre-, intra-, and post-trial events. Left me with very few questions. Well worth the time it took to listen. My sense is that history is on a trend toward repeating itself. Hopefully we will have learned enough by now to stop it.

a comprehensive detail of the trials

complete with analytical discussion of law, anecdotal personal experiences. beautifully narrated by the ever pleasant and unforgettable voice of Ralph Cosham.

The Nuremberg Trial

El narrador no tiene entonación y eso hace aburrido escucharlo, lo cual es una lástima es un libro tan interesante.

Good read

Rewarding. “Enjoyed” might not be the word. An important document. Recommended to anybody interested in ww2 history in depth.

Descended into monotony

I started out very impressed by the huge amount of research which would have gone into this book, and the detail which explains even the smallest aspect of these prosecutions. I am an avid reader of non-fiction and I was keen to know more about this monumental time in 20th century history. It started very well, with some excellent points about how similar crimes and criminals are dealt with nowadays. But as the book wore on, it became nothing more than a monotonous recounting of events by a monotonous narrator. There is possibly no more important topic so perhaps there is no room for niceties such as engaging writing style or examination of topics from a different angle to maintain interest and attention. Jurists and serious students may well find it worth the trouble, but I bailed out half way. There are much more interesting (audio)books on post-war Germany and de-Nazification.

Very Detailed, Hard Listen, Biased

Is there anything you would change about this book?

This book needs a better narrator. This guy has a wonderful British voice, but so often, he trails off his word endings so that you can't hear what he just said. He just stops exhaling at the end of so many words that I have to crank the volume up way high to hear what he said.

What other book might you compare The Nuremberg Trial to and why?

None.

How could the performance have been better?

Better annunciation.

Did The Nuremberg Trial inspire you to do anything?

Read more.

Any additional comments?

The biggest downer of this book is the sort of stereotyping of the American, British, French and Russian players in this drama. "The Americans were too this, the French were so this and the Russians were all this and that. But the British were efficient, gracious and amazing. If not for the British, this thing would have failed!" At least that's how they come across. It kind of ruins the whole thing at times.

Insightful

The story as to how each one of these weak minded animals were eventually found turned over for the trials was genuelly incredible and along with unbelievable how they ran like rats scared out of their insane minds.

Never Again Means Knowing What Happened

This is a well read, well researched, and important work about a trial that still shapes our ethical lives. The Nuremberg trials attempted to get justice after the Nazi party tried to destroy justice.

Too long winded for a casual audience.

if you're looking for a deep dive into the behind the scenes story of the trial, it's probably for you. If you just want an outline and were hoping for some entertainment value in the process, not for you. The book is dense with detail, and the narrator reads at a snails pace, which can turn it into a snoozefest at times. If you do purchase, do yourself a favor and turn the speed up to 1.25x or so.

Really well done.

The story is inherently fascinating and compelling. From the initiations of the trial deciding to give a fair trial to those that had never shown the same to their victims; to the eventual disdain of the Soviets in Moscow. To Jackson severely underestimating the cunning of his opponents; media has always portrayed him running circles around the defense. To the verdict and psychology into the minds of these men provided by Gilbert. Great story and presented in a British accent which never hurts.