Adolf Eichmann: Engineer of Death

By Ruth Sachs

Book Overview

With his electrifying capture by Israeli commandos in Argentina and his dramatic public trial in Jerusalem, the Nazi bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann came to personify one of the most horrifying aspects of the Holocaust. Eichmann's defense--that he had done nothing wrong because he was only following orders--poses a challenge to all those who must confront the question of how to act when their government behaves wrongfully.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823933083
• ISBN13: 9780823933082
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Rosen Young Adult
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

A Deep Perspective Through Brevity

Although this book is written for the adolescent student, do not let its brevity fool you. Ms. Sachs went to the heart of the matter of the life of Adolf Eichmann, his association with the Nazi Party, and the stamp he placed on history in connection with the unnecessary slaughter of European Jews in the 1930s-1940s. The weight of this book leans towards Eichmann's simple nature, yet shows how ironically this simple man played an important role in a complex scheme of death. My highest commendations for this work in these days of plurality and remembrance.