Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History
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Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genres: History, Politics & Social Sciences
Book Type: Hardcover
Helpful Score: 1
First rattle out of the box, I'm dismayed the authors did not spend more time documenting their work. Statements were made that were not attributed specifically to anyone. Another problem I had was the jumping around of the text in this book. The story wasn't smooth, perhaps that is the nature of searching for Nazi criminals; things don't progress easily.
On the positive side, I think a book like this needs to emerge every few years to keep the subject alive to members of the human race. It is shocking to read that so many countries helped hide Nazi officers and soldiers. What were they thinking? What Cold War ideas/plans can negate the value of 6 million lives? Another shocking item I read was the reluctance of so many country's leaders to do the right thing and find/prosecute Nazi's in their country. It was good to read about Eli Rosenbaum, who is still working for the US Dept. of Justice, to expose and deport war criminals. I was particularly pleased to see that since 2015, Social Security payments to former Nazi's (living in the US) has been terminated.
Perhaps the most interesting and frightening thing I read in this book is the concern over the billions stolen during the Nazi's in the war. The authors allude to the money being secreted out of Europe and posited with German corporations worldwide, waiting for a favorable time for the Nazi reemergence. That idea is scary.
On the positive side, I think a book like this needs to emerge every few years to keep the subject alive to members of the human race. It is shocking to read that so many countries helped hide Nazi officers and soldiers. What were they thinking? What Cold War ideas/plans can negate the value of 6 million lives? Another shocking item I read was the reluctance of so many country's leaders to do the right thing and find/prosecute Nazi's in their country. It was good to read about Eli Rosenbaum, who is still working for the US Dept. of Justice, to expose and deport war criminals. I was particularly pleased to see that since 2015, Social Security payments to former Nazi's (living in the US) has been terminated.
Perhaps the most interesting and frightening thing I read in this book is the concern over the billions stolen during the Nazi's in the war. The authors allude to the money being secreted out of Europe and posited with German corporations worldwide, waiting for a favorable time for the Nazi reemergence. That idea is scary.
