AUSCHWITZ

Auschwitz, by Bernd Naumann (published in English in 1966) is a landmark journalistic account of the Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial (19631965).

Hardback

Naumann, a reporter for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, attended the trial daily and compiled his reports into this comprehensive volume.

Full Title: Auschwitz: A Report on the Proceedings Against Robert Karl Ludwig Mulka and Others Before the Court at Frankfurt.

Significance: It serves as a detailed record of the first major trial held by West German authorities against former SS personnel for crimes committed at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.

Introduction: The English edition features an influential introduction by philosopher Hannah Arendt, who explores themes of the "banality of evil" and the legal challenges of prosecuting such systemic crimes.

Content: The book documents the testimony of survivors and the chillingly mundane defences of the 22 accused former SS men, providing a harrowing look at the scale of human tragedy during the Holocaust. 432 pages with index. Illustrated. Good sound condition, sadly has had water damage to the top end of the pages, this doesn't affect the reading at all.