Eichmann
His Life and Crimes
$41.39
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2005
Summary
A gripping and sophisticated biography, of the best I have seen of a major Nazi - Evening Standard
Adolf Eichmann was responsible for transporting over two million Jews to their deaths in Auschwitz-Birkenau and other death camps. Yet he was an obscure figure until his sensational capture by the Israeli Secret Service in Argentina in 1960 and his subsequent trial in Jerusalem.
This is the first account of Eichmann’s life to appear since the aftermath of his trial. It is a groun…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099448440 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099448440 |
| Author: | Dr David Cesarani |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2005 |
| Weight: | 330g |
| Dimensions: | 30mm x 129mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
A powerful and revelatory book
“A powerful and revelatory book” Independent “A penetrating and compelling study” Sunday Telegraph “Excellent and thorough” Guardian “A perceptive and intelligent new account - David Cesarani comes closer than anyone to solving the puzzle of what made Eichmann do what he did” Literary Review “Meticulous and admirably balanced” Times Literary Supplement
Dr David Cesarani
David Cesarani is Research Professor in History at Royal Holloway, University of London.
His publications include:
- Justice Delayed: How Britain Became a Refuge for Nazi War Criminals
- Arthur Koestler: The Homeless Mind
- Eichmann: His Life and Crimes (which won the 2006 US National Jewish Book Award for History)
He has also written and edited several books exploring the relationship between Britain, British Jews, and Zionism, including:
- The ‘Jewish Chronicle’ and Anglo-Jewry
- The Making of Modern Anglo-Jewry
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