The Nuremberg war crimes trial, 1945-46 : a documentary history / [compiled by] Michael R. Marrus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marrus, Michael Robert.

Series:

Bedford series in history and culture

The Bedford series in history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946.

War crime trials--Germany--Nuremberg.

War crime trials.

Germany--Nuremberg.

Physical Description:

xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Bedford Books, [1997]

Contents:

1 Historical Precedents

Commission of Responsibilities, Majority Report, March 29, 1919

United States Representatives on the Commission of Responsibilities, Memorandum of Reservations to the Majority Report April 4, 1919

The Treaty of Versailles, 1919

Kellogg-Briand Pact, 1928

Speech before the Council on Foreign Relations, New York, Augst 8, 1932 / Henry L. Stimson Stimson, Henry L.

2 Background

Moscow Declaration, November 1, 1943 / Winston S. Churchill Churchill, Winston S., Franklin D. Roosevelt Roosevelt, Franklin D., Joseph Stalin Stalin, Joseph

An Exchange with Roosevelt and Stalin at Teheran, November 29, 1943 / Winston S. Churchill Churchill, Winston S.

Memorandum for President Roosevelt (The Morgantheu Plan), September 5, 1944 / Henry Morgenthau Jr. Morgenthau, Henry, Jr.

Memorandum Opposing the Morganthau Plan, September 9, 1944 / Henry L. Stimson Stimson, Henry L.

Draft Memorandum for the President, November 11, 1944 / Cordell Hull Hull, Cordell, Henry L. Stimson Stimson, Henry L., James Forrestal Forrestal, James

Memorandum for the President, January 22, 1945 / Henry L. Stimson Stimson, Henry L., Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Stettinius, Edward R., Jr., Francis Biddle Biddle, Francis

American Draft of Definitive Proposal, Presented to Foreign Ministers at San Francisco, April 1945

Memorandum of Conversation of Edward R. Stettinius Jr. and Samuel Rosenman with Vyacheslav Molotov and Anthony Eden, in San Francisco, May 3, 1945

3 Preparations

Report to the President, June 6, 1945 / Robert H. Jackson Jackson, Robert H.

Minutes of the London Conference for the Preparation of the Trial, July 23, 1945

On Negotiating with the Russians, 1951 / Sidney Alderman Alderman, Sidney

Charter of the International Military Tribunal, August 8, 1945

International Military Tribunal, Indictment, October 6, 1945

4 The Court

Description of the Court / Francis Biddle Biddle, Francis

Opening Address for the United States, November 21, 1945 / Robert H. Jackson Jackson, Robert H.

Opening Address for the United Kingdom, December 4, 1945 / Hartley Shawcross Shawcross, Hartley

Opening Address, January 17, 1946 / Francois de Menthon Menthon, Francois de

Opening Address, February 8, 1946 / Roman A. Rudenko Rudenko, Roman A.

Cross-Examination of Albert Speer, June 21, 1946 / M. Y. Raginsky Raginsky, M. Y.

Cross-Examination of Fritz Sauckel, May 31, 1946 / G. N. Alexandrov Alexandrov, G. N.

A Rebuke for the Soviet Prosecutors / Francis Biddle Biddle, Francis

Testimony on the Nazi Party, March 14, 1946 / Hermann Goring Goring, Hermann

Cross-Examination of Hermann Goring, March 18, 1946 / Robert H. Jackson Jackson, Robert H.

Appeal to the Bench, March 19, 1946 / Robert H. Jackson Jackson, Robert H.

Motion Adopted by All Defense Counsel, November 19, 1945

5 Crimes against Peace

Address to the Tribunal, November 23, 1945 / Sidney Alderman Alderman, Sidney

On Aggressive War and the Evolution of the Law of Nations, December 4, 1945 / Hartley Shawcross Shawcross, Hartley

Testimony Denying a Nazi Conspiracy to Wage War, March 14, 1946 / Hermann Goring Goring, Hermann

Testimony on the Hossbach Memorandum, March 14, 1946 / Hermann Goring Goring, Hermann

Questioning of Joachin von Ribbentrop on the Nazi-Soviet Pact, April 1, 1946 / Alfred Seidl Seidl, Alfred

Questioning of Ernst von Weizsacker on the Secret Protocol, May 31, 1946 / Alfred Seidl Seidl, Alfred

Testimony on the German Attack on Norway, May 17, 1946 / Erich Raeder Raeder, Erich

Evidence on the German Attack on the Soviet Union, April 4, 1946 / Hartley Shawcross Shawcross, Hartley

Testimony on Hitler's Plan to Attack the Soviet Union, April 4, 1946 / Wilhelm Keitel Keitel, Wilhelm

Testimony on Soviet Preparations to Attack Germany, June 5, 1946 / Alfred Jodl Jodl, Alfred

6 War Crimes

The Concept of War Crimes, January 17, 1946 / Francois de Menthon Menthon, Francois de

The German Use of Civilian Hostages, January 24, 1946 / Charles Dubost Dubost, Charles

Testimony on the Gassing at Auschwitz, January 28, 1946 / Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier Vaillant-Couturier, Marie Claude

Cross-Examination of Marie Claude Vaillant-Couturier, January 28, 1946 / Hanns Marx Marx, Hanns

The German Destruction of the Soviet Union, February 8, 1946 / Roman A. Rudenko Rudenko, Roman A.

The Mistreatment and Murder of Soviet Prisoners of War, February 8, 1946 / Roman A. Rudenko Rudenko, Roman A.

Questioning of Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, January 7, 1946 / Telford Taylor Taylor, Telford

Examination of Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, January 7, 1946 / Yuri Pokrovsky Pokrovsky, Yuri

Cross-Examination of Albert Speer, June 21, 1946 / Robert H. Jackson Jackson, Robert H.

Testimony about His Relationship with Hitler, May 9, 1946 / Karl Donitz Donitz, Karl

Testimony on War Crimes, April 6 and April 7 1946 / Wilhelm Keitel Keitel, Wilhelm

Testimony on the Applicability of the Hague Convention of 1907, March 15, 1946 / Hermann Goring Goring, Hermann

On the Guilt of the Leader and His Followers, July 26, 1946 / Robert H. Jackson Jackson, Robert H.

7 Crimes against Humanity

On the Law of the Charter on Crimes against Humanity, July 26, 1946 / Hartley Shawcross Shawcross, Hartley

On Crimes against the Human Status, January 17, 1946 / Francois de Menthon Menthon, Francois de

On the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, December 14, 1945 / William F. Walsh Walsh, William F.

Persecution of the Jews of Vilna, February 27, 1946 / Abram Suzkever Suzkever, Abram

Testimony on Auschwitz, April 15, 1946 / Rudolf Hoss Hoss, Rudolf

Testimony on Nazi Policy toward the Jews, March 14, 1946 / Hermann Goring Goring, Hermann

Defense of Alfred Rosenberg on the Persecution of the Jews, July 10, 1946 / Alfred Thoma Thoma, Alfred

Statement of Remorse, May 6, 1946 / Walther Funk Funk, Walther

Explanation for Remaining at His Post, June 19, 1946 / Franz von Papen Papen, Franz von

8 Last Words

Final Statement, August 31, 1946 / Hermann Goring Goring, Hermann

Final Statement, August 31, 1946 / Rudolf Hess Hess, Rudolf

Final Statement, August 31, 1946 / Albert Speer Speer, Albert

Judgment: "The Law of the Charter," September 30-October 1, 1946

Judgment: The Law as to the Common Plan or Conspiracy," September 30-October1, 1946

Judgment: "The Persecution of the Jews," September 30-October 1, 1946

Judgment: "The Accused Organizations," September 30-October 1, 1946

9 Assessment

"Nuremberg: Landmark in Law," January 1947 / Henry L. Stimson Stimson, Henry L.

Andrei Vyshinsky's Visit to Nuremberg, 1962 / Francis Biddle Biddle, Francis

Challenge to the Nuremberg Procedures, 1964 / Otto Kranzbuhler Kranzbuhler, Otto

Assessment of the Judgment, January 1947 / Henry L. Stimson Stimson, Henry L..

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-268) and index.

ISBN:

031216386X

0312136919

OCLC:

36829039