Bibliograph

Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg prosecutor and peace advocate, Tom Hofmann

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Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg prosecutor and peace advocate, Tom Hofmann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 263) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Benjamin Ferencz, Nuremberg prosecutor and peace advocate

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

820788131

Responsibility statement

Tom Hofmann

Summary

" At the conclusion of World War II, war crimes tribunals were carried out at Nuremberg, Germany. Justice was meted out for countless war criminals, and Benjamin Ferencz was one of the chief prosecutors for one of the largest murder trials in history. This is the biography of the last living Nuremberg prosecutor. "--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Growing up in Hell's Kitchen and becoming a lawyer (1920-1943) -- From army enlistment to war crimes commission (1943-1944) -- Initiating war crimes investigations (1944 to early 1945) -- Major war crimes : Ohrdruf, Buchenwald, and Flossenberg Concentration camp investigations and Salt Mine loot -- Discovery (April 1945) -- Major war crimes : Dachau and Mauthausen-Gusen (including the Ebensee sub-camp) Concentration Camp -- Investigations (May 1945) -- Final war crimes investigations and discharge from army (late May 1945 to December 1945) -- Collecting evidence to support Nuremberg Tribunals (1946 to mid-1947) -- The Einsatzgruppen Tribunal (mid-1947 to April 1948) -- Running a restitution organization (mid-1948 to 1949) -- Getting bulk settlements from the German government and starting work on reparations from industrialists (1950-1956) -- Starting over in New York (1956 to 1968) -- Beginning to work toward peace through law (1968 to 1990) -- Establishing an international criminal court (1990 to present) -- The future

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