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A review by jmatkinson1
The Prosecutor: One Man's Battle Against the CIA to Bring the Nazis to Justice by Jack Fairweather
challenging
dark
hopeful
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
A rising star in the local judiciary, Fritz Bauer realised that his career was in jeopardy when the Nazi party gained power. As a Jewish homosexual, Bauer needed to get out of Germany and he spent the war in Scandinavia. Post-war Bauer wanted to return to his law career but he also wanted to see justice for the Holocaust. Involved in the arrest and prosecution of Eichmann, his lasting legacy was in the 1965 trial of those who oversaw the concentration camp at Auschwitz.
This is a very well-researched and deeply moving book. The story of Fritz Bauer is one of dedication and determination to see justice served. Fairweather has done this a real service by producing a succinct, readable narrative which looks into the man himself as well as his actions. What will stay with me is the attitudes post-War when former Nazis were still serving in local government and blocking many attempts to investigate the crimes of them and their colleagues.
This is a very well-researched and deeply moving book. The story of Fritz Bauer is one of dedication and determination to see justice served. Fairweather has done this a real service by producing a succinct, readable narrative which looks into the man himself as well as his actions. What will stay with me is the attitudes post-War when former Nazis were still serving in local government and blocking many attempts to investigate the crimes of them and their colleagues.