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dariasn's review against another edition
1.0
Cóż... Autor pokazuje nazistów jako przykłady na banalność zła, widać czytał Hannah Arendt. Ale niechaj czytalnik pamięta, że prawdziwie obrzydliwym człowiekiem był Wiesenthal. Bez-dwóch-zdań.
To taki lukrowany neonazizm.
Jest dużo książek o historii nazistów po wojnie - i chyba każda będzie lepsza niż ta.
To taki lukrowany neonazizm.
Jest dużo książek o historii nazistów po wojnie - i chyba każda będzie lepsza niż ta.
sadouglas's review against another edition
3.0
A thought provoking but ultimately flawed history of Nazi hunting, and - if it's all true, which I couldn't say - a crushing indictment of the level of Catholic Church involvement in helping the Nazis get to South America, in addition to being a bit of a hatchet job on Simon Weisenthal.
I'd feel more comfortable about the veracity of the whole thing though - in spite of the fulsome reviews it got from the likes of the author's mates at the Telegraph - if it didn't contains quite so many 'many people believe's and 'perhaps this explains' - the sort of weasel words so beloved of Wikipedia editors with a grudge, and historians with an agenda (said agenda being to defend the Americans and catigate Weisenthal).
Riddled with implication and suggestion, far too many of his incidental arguments appear built on straw. An opportunity missed.
I'd feel more comfortable about the veracity of the whole thing though - in spite of the fulsome reviews it got from the likes of the author's mates at the Telegraph - if it didn't contains quite so many 'many people believe's and 'perhaps this explains' - the sort of weasel words so beloved of Wikipedia editors with a grudge, and historians with an agenda (said agenda being to defend the Americans and catigate Weisenthal).
Riddled with implication and suggestion, far too many of his incidental arguments appear built on straw. An opportunity missed.
wc4's review
3.0
Interesting book for those interested in WWII and its aftermath. The author criticizes governments (American, British, French, and Soviets) for not doing enough to catch Nazi war criminals after the war, or even after being caught, of using these people as intelligence and technical assets in the Cold War that followed.
The book also chronicles the escape of many Nazis after the war, mostly to South America, aided sometimes by Catholic priests. The popular Odessa escape network is shown to be a myth perpetrated by Nazi hunters like Simon Wiesenthal and popular culture.
Speaking of which, this is definitely not a book for Simon Wiesenthal fans. The author is very scathing of the famous Nazi hunter, portraying him as self-promoting and an all-out liar about some of his exploits, especially with regards to the capture of Adolf Eichmann. It was acknowledged though, at the end of the book, that without Simon Wiesenthal, awareness of the Holocaust might not be as widespread as it is in today's society.
The book also chronicles the escape of many Nazis after the war, mostly to South America, aided sometimes by Catholic priests. The popular Odessa escape network is shown to be a myth perpetrated by Nazi hunters like Simon Wiesenthal and popular culture.
Speaking of which, this is definitely not a book for Simon Wiesenthal fans. The author is very scathing of the famous Nazi hunter, portraying him as self-promoting and an all-out liar about some of his exploits, especially with regards to the capture of Adolf Eichmann. It was acknowledged though, at the end of the book, that without Simon Wiesenthal, awareness of the Holocaust might not be as widespread as it is in today's society.
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