Eichmann Interrogated: Transcripts from The Archives of The Israeli Police

Lang, Jochen Von

ISBN 10: 0374146667 / ISBN 13: 9780374146665

Published by Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1983

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(1st) Translated by Ralph Manheim. Sturdy book, qualityh black cloth, very bright silver lettering on spine, 293 pages. DJ beneath mylar, white background with two blue bar designs on front, and back, a gold Star of David on front as well., a quotation from Saul Bellow on back. DJ has very tiny tear at top front tip, light scratch near bottom front, light wear at spine top edge, very tiny tear and micronick at top back edge, quotation from Saul Bellow on DJ back. Very Good+ DJ/Very Fine book.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Eichmann Interrogated: Transcripts from The Archives of The Israeli Police
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus, Giroux
• Publication Date: 1983
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0374146667
• ISBN 13: 9780374146665
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Holocaust

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Synopsis

As head of the Gestapo's "Jewish Evacuation Department," Lieutenant Colonel Adolf Eichmann (1906-1962) was the driving force in the impoverishment, deportation, and extermination of millions of Jews. In 1945 he escaped with a Vatican passport and fled to South America. In May 1960 the Israelis located and kidnapped Eichmann from Argentina, and brought him to trial in Israel, where he was convicted and hanged, his remains cremated and scattered. For nearly a year prior to his trial Eichmann was interrogated by Captain Avner W. Less, a German Jew whose father and numerous relatives perished in Nazi concentration camps. Eichmann Interrogated is a superbly edited condensation of their 275-hour exchange, representing ten percent of the 3,564-page total. Amid his lies, distortions, evasions, half-truths, and startling admissions, Eichmann fully acknowledges the reality of the Holocaust while attempting to minimize his central role in its execution. As his life from traveling salesman to mass murderer unfolds, Eichmann's defense becomes a chilling self-indictment and a warning of Evil's often unassuming visage.