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Book SynopsisSuperbly researched and impeccably told,
Hitler's Generals on Trial addresses fundamental questions concerning the meaning of justice after atrocity and genocide, the moral imperative of punishment for these crimes, the link between justice and memory, and the relevance of the Nuremberg trials for transitional justice processes today.
Trade ReviewA thoughtful and sobering work. HÉbert delivers a complicated story with clarity and balance: a story of noble ideals that fell short in practice, of national selfdelusion and political compromise, of revealed truths that took generations to sink in, and of legal innovations that still affect us today." - Geoffrey P. Megargee, author of
Inside Hitler’s High Command"HÉbert tells a cautionary tale of direct relevance to the work of international prosecutors and does a fine job of highlighting the conflict between justice and politics in moments of democratic transition." - Lawrence Douglas, author of
The Memory of Judgment: Making Law and History in the Trials of the Holocaust
