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)

If you need a good sleep..

I fell asleep constantly while listening to this. The reader I’m sorry to point out was why. I would suggest watching the original trial or even the movie. Both are fascinating!

I was there

The presentation makes me think I was there. It was exceptional in its description and depth of information without getting lost in the minutiae

Well researched and chilling.

As a history buff, anything about WW2 has always fascinated me. What were the people who committed these atrocities thinking? Well, in this well researched and thorough examination of the trial of these sad degenerate men's defense at the Wholly unprecedented Nurenmberg military tribunal, we get a look the precursor to the World Court. You get an in depth look at the thought process behind the trial, the idea that it couldn't just be a kangaroo court, but a real, fair judicial process that had a fair chance of aquittal if the charges couldnt be proven. You get a look at the personality of the judges and prosecutors, and the success and failures they had. IN fact, this tribunal actually had effects on national laws as well, and set precedents from every international criminal trial to come. This is a must read for any person interested in history. Ralph Cosham does an excellent job narrating in a cool, professional manner, especially when talking about some of the details of the atrocities.

A detailed exposition

This is a lengthy book. The authors delve into the many personalities associated with Nuremberg. Not just the many defendants, but the defense lawyers and prosecutors, the judges, and even some of the support staff. It was extremely well done. My only complaint is the performance. Speaking in a clipped British accent, he has a tendency to add a vowel sound, typically “a” or “e” at the beginning of sentences. It is distracting early on and becomes annoying as the book wears on.

Well researched and detailed!

I am fascinated with this period of time and in the Nazis will always will be a lesson in the darkness within us. The Authors provided amazing detail and shed light on the political and social complexities surrounding the trials, and the pressures the Prosecution teams and Judges faced. Enjoyed is not wrong word but it was hard to turn off.

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Captivating beyond just WW2 interested

While it’s an amazing in-depth look at the trial from every conceivable angle, this book is much more by asking the question: how do you hold a fair trial for a group representing evil and presumed guilty by all. The account looks at the lengths the court went to make sure there was as fast and commonly accepted verdict by all parties. It also touches on the human elements such as how did those involved in the trial keep entertained at night or what solution was developed for instant simultaneous translations. What a great read

The pretense of justice.

Too long and boring. Too he much detail, most of which was not needed. Could have been more concise.

Extremely biased

It is too bad the authors were so biased against all the prosecutors other than the British team. The book was well researched and gave great insights into the defendents, but lost credibility with the extreme bias. The French and Russian teams were all but ignored, the American team was denigrated as a bunch of incompetents. Only the British were shown in a favorable light. The book was well read.

Good coverage of Nuremberg tribunal with a British bias

Starting with the discussion about the need to a trial through the formation of the charter and the trial itself, a good history, but with some British bias (except for repeated digs at the foreign office). The authors deride the Nazi euphemism of the polish problem and the Jewish problem, without acknowledging their roots in the euphemism of Henry VIII and the Kings great matter” for which he murdered Thomas More. Their repeated snarky comments about Col Andrus diminishes them not him. The door focuses more on the proceedings than Joseph Persico’ book which is written in a “you are there”style. They omit the fairly well substantiated charge that Lt Jack Wheelis gave Goering the cyanide pill in return for gifts that Goering gave him, something for which Wheelis should have been courtmartialed.