1999, ISBN: 9780761812845

Taschenbuch, Gebundene Ausgabe

Berlin: Freiheitsverlag G.m.b.H., 1937. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Quarto. 64pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blind stiff wrappers. A collection of 45 photograv… Mehr…

Berlin: Freiheitsverlag G.m.b.H., 1937. First edition. Softcover. g to vg. Quarto. 64pp. Original photo-illustrated dust-jacket over blind stiff wrappers. A collection of 45 photogravures documenting Mussolini's 5-day official visit to his friend and ally Adolf Hitler, in Germany, in late September 1937. Many of the photographs featured in this work were taken by Hitler's personal photographer Heinrich Hoffmann. Striding side by side, the two dictators and partners of the Berlin-Rome Axis are seen touring Munich where they laid wreaths on various Nazi monuments. Among these was the Feldherrnhalle in Königsplatz, which held the bodies of 16 Nazi heroes killed in the 1923 Munich Putsch. The next series of photographs were taken in the little village of Lalendorf where Hitler and Mussolini witnessed the most impressive military manoeuvres of post-WWI Germany. The following images show the two leaders visiting the mighty Krupp munitions works at Essen. Two photographs of Benito Mussolini attending a luncheon given by Göring and his wife at their famous hunting lodge Karinhall, are placed between the largest series of pictures showing the two men during the grandiose Berlin celebrations in their honor. Indeed, an estimated crowd of 650,000 people attended the demonstration organized on the Maifeld, the polo ground adjoining the Olympic Stadium. At the official tribune, Mussolini delivered a speech where he spoke of the awakening of Germany through the Nazi revolution, Bolshevism, the common enemy, and Germany's friendly stand during the Ethiopian War. The speech ended with a stress on the 115 million Germans and Italians and the need for them to unite "in one single, unshakable determination." Closed tear and soiling at back cover of dust-jacket. Moderate abrasion along fore-edge of DJ. Clear and minor water-staining along fore-edge of the first 32 pages (not affecting lettering). Text in German, gothic script. DJ in overall good-, wrappers and interior in good+ to very good, photographs in very good condition., Freiheitsverlag G.m.b.H., 1937, 3, Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government, 1949. 25 pages; inscribed by the author, "Frida My best Joe" on the cover and with a hand-written note on The Dodge Hotel Washington, D.C. letterhead paper, referring to details of this landmark WWII case: "...Dear Frida: General Clay affirmed the confiscation about ten days ago but with some awfully strained wording (last Sunday's Times). I am fighting it out by cable. Hope to be in next week. Cordially Joe." Joseph William Kaufman (1899 - 1981) lawyer and judge; "...made his most distinctive mark as a prosecutor in the Nuremberg war crime trials. He functioned as a deputy chief counsel overall and as chief prosecutor at the trial of Alfried Krupp and eleven other executives of the Krupp armaments industries. The Krupp trial, held in the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, lasted eleven months and resulted in the conviction of the defendants for the crimes of plunder and using slave labor. They were found not guilty of the charge of waging aggressive war. Kaufman was praised by contemporaries for his handling of the difficult and detailed case...." (Barry Ryan in the ANB) The text of this "memorandum" defends the confiscation of the Krupp holdings refuting the arguments used by the defense against the decree, point by point. "...For nearly 11 months, the Krupp case unfolded in a sprawling, dirty gray sandstone courthouse known as the Palace of Justice, where the other major war crimes trials had been held. More than 200 witnesses were called and 4,200 exhibits offered, and the transcript of the proceedings ran to 13,454 pages. Mr. Kaufman's presentation of the evidence was later praised by colleagues as detailed, thorough and overwhelming. He told of atrocities and offenses that included murder, torture, enslavement, imprisonment, deportation and other abuses against Jews and other civilians as part of a conspiracy with Hitler to dominate the world..." (1981 Robert D. McFadden, NY Times obituary) Also laid-in is a partial article by General Lucius Clay concerning the trial proceedings, particularly that of the I.G. Farben corporation. The Memorandum printed at The Court Press, N.Y.C. Approx. 8" x 10 1/2" size; light green stapled paper covers; corners chipped, sunned; contents with light wear, bottom corner chipped away, no loss to text. In good condition.. Inscribed By Author. First Edition. Soft Cover. Good., U.S. Government, 1949, 2.5, Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc, 1999. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes. Volume I has xvii, [1], 712, [6] pages. Volume II, vi, 713-1580, [6] pages. Illustrations. Notes and References. Chronological Listings of Important Events. Special Terms. Bibliography. Index. Inscription signed by the author on front flyleaf of Volume I. Publisher's ephemera laid in. Mr. Sprecher was the only assistant prosecutor to present cases against two defendants at the first Nuremberg trial, in which a court created by the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France indicted 24 of the most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany. Before the trial, one defendant hanged himself and another was considered too frail to stand trial. Three of the 22 tried were acquitted, 8 went to prison and the rest were executed. Mr. Sprecher became one of the few original prosecutors to go on to subsequent Nuremberg trials conducted by the United States in its zone of occupied Germany. At these 12 trials, Mr. Sprecher at different times led four different divisions of the American prosecution team and was top deputy to Telford Taylor, chief counsel. Mr. Sprecher's successful case against Baldur von Schirach, Hitler Youth leader from 1931 to 1940, involved arguing that the militarization of millions of youths, including rifle-shooting drills by 7,000 instructors, was "a central thread" of the Nazi conspiracy. In the other case Mr. Sprecher presented, he contended that Hans Fritzsche, a deputy to the propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, incited Germans by broadcasting lies on the radio. Highly acclaimed two-volume text presents the most comprehensive and accessible representation of the trial of the major German war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany following World War II. The author discusses the evidence, the arguments of counsel for both the Prosecution and the Defense, and the judgment of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany following World War II. The author discusses the evidence, the arguments of counsel for both the Prosecution and the Defense, and the judgment of the International Military Tribunal. He covers each stage of the trial from early preparation to the judgment, and concludes with a summary of the legacy of the trial in recent history. Separate parts of the book deal with the presentation of the American, British, French, and Soviet delegations of the Prosecution, and separate chapters discuss the defense of each of the twenty-two defendants and each of the seven accused organizations. In addition, the author deals with the evidence of the persecution of the Jews before World War II through the evidence of the persecution and murder of Jews, Gypsies and others during the war. Separate chapters focus on the murders by the Einsatzgruppen (Special Task Force Group) and the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto., University Press of America, Inc, 1999, 3<

1999, ISBN: 9780761812845

Gebundene Ausgabe

Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc, 1999. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes. Volume I has xvii, [1], 712, [6] pages. Volume II, vi, 713-… Mehr…

Lanham, MD: University Press of America, Inc, 1999. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. 2 volumes. Volume I has xvii, [1], 712, [6] pages. Volume II, vi, 713-1580, [6] pages. Illustrations. Notes and References. Chronological Listings of Important Events. Special Terms. Bibliography. Index. Inscription signed by the author on front flyleaf of Volume I. Publisher's ephemera laid in. Mr. Sprecher was the only assistant prosecutor to present cases against two defendants at the first Nuremberg trial, in which a court created by the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and France indicted 24 of the most important captured leaders of Nazi Germany. Before the trial, one defendant hanged himself and another was considered too frail to stand trial. Three of the 22 tried were acquitted, 8 went to prison and the rest were executed. Mr. Sprecher became one of the few original prosecutors to go on to subsequent Nuremberg trials conducted by the United States in its zone of occupied Germany. At these 12 trials, Mr. Sprecher at different times led four different divisions of the American prosecution team and was top deputy to Telford Taylor, chief counsel. Mr. Sprecher's successful case against Baldur von Schirach, Hitler Youth leader from 1931 to 1940, involved arguing that the militarization of millions of youths, including rifle-shooting drills by 7,000 instructors, was "a central thread" of the Nazi conspiracy. In the other case Mr. Sprecher presented, he contended that Hans Fritzsche, a deputy to the propaganda minister, Joseph Goebbels, incited Germans by broadcasting lies on the radio. Highly acclaimed two-volume text presents the most comprehensive and accessible representation of the trial of the major German war criminals before the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany following World War II. The author discusses the evidence, the arguments of counsel for both the Prosecution and the Defense, and the judgment of the International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg, Germany following World War II. The author discusses the evidence, the arguments of counsel for both the Prosecution and the Defense, and the judgment of the International Military Tribunal. He covers each stage of the trial from early preparation to the judgment, and concludes with a summary of the legacy of the trial in recent history. Separate parts of the book deal with the presentation of the American, British, French, and Soviet delegations of the Prosecution, and separate chapters discuss the defense of each of the twenty-two defendants and each of the seven accused organizations. In addition, the author deals with the evidence of the persecution of the Jews before World War II through the evidence of the persecution and murder of Jews, Gypsies and others during the war. Separate chapters focus on the murders by the Einsatzgruppen (Special Task Force Group) and the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto., University Press of America, Inc, 1999, 3<