The Butcher of Poland: Hitler's Lawyer Hans Frank
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| Rating | : | 4.57 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0752498134 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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His life symbolzses the hubristic and visionary ambition Germany had to an alarming degree much better than anyone else, perhaps because he was an intellectual of the highest caliber: "Can't they see," he said of his fellow accused at Nuremberg, "that this is a horrible tragedy in the history of mankind, and that we are the symbols of an evil that God is brushing aside?" As he recognized by the end he was a primary, if not the exemplary, symbol, his remorse, self-pity, and arrogance knew no bounds as they vied with his contrition. I said to myself, 'If I had to put up a poster for every seven Poles shot, the forests of Poland would not be sufficient to manufacture the paper.'" —Hans Frank, June 1940. "In Prague, big red posters were put up on which one could read that seven Czechs had been shot today. In many ways he warrants it more. The only biography of a key member of Hitler's inner circle, described by his own son as "a slime-
Michael Holroyd is the author of A Book of Secrets. . Garry O'Connor is a theater director and the author of more than a dozen books including Universal Father: A Life of Pope John Paul II
"Ok not great" according to Bruce D.. Ok not great. Author kept mentioning subject kept dairy through out war. Thought he could have used that material a lot more. Should have been a more in depth bio than what we got here.. "Author pushes his views which may not describe the man properley instesd try Nuremberg Diaries for a better view" according to Amazon Customer. Not a very scholarly work, rather an opinion based more on hysteria than fact. Not enough documents when Frank left over Author pushes his views which may not describe the man properley instesd try Nuremberg Diaries for a better view Amazon Customer Not a very scholarly work, rather an opinion based more on hysteria than fact. Not enough documents when Frank left over 47 volumes of diaries and notesReads like a poor Masters thesis. 7 volumes of diaries and notesReads like a poor Masters thesis. Jan Peczkis said Nazism in Context: The Personal and Professional Life of the Butcher of Poland. Atypical Insights on Stauffenberg. One major shortcoming of this book, for which reason I give it three stars, is the information and quotations that are not linked to any of the sources in the bibliography. This makes it difficult for the reader to conduct further research, and s/he must resort to other books on Hans Frank.Author O'Connor puts emphasis the role of the Bavarian Catholic Church in supporting Hitler. However, he sees this as a church that had allowed itself to be shaped by the popular culture, as he comments, "`The Church which is married to the Spirit of the Age will be a widow in the ne
. About the AuthorGarry O'Connor is a theater director and the author of more than a dozen books including Universal Father: A Life of Pope John Paul II. Michael Holroyd is the author of A Book of Secrets