The Last Nazi: Josef Schwammberger and the Nazi Past

by Aaron Freiwald and Martin Mendelson

Book Overview

In 1992, amid renewed neo-Nazi agitation throughout Western Europe, a German court tried a sick old man named Josef Schwammberger for crimes committed in Poland in World War II. The survivors of the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393035034
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 1.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Phenomenal read

This book is wonderfully written, winding the story of a ruthless Nazi killer with survivors who he victimized. It gives a good amount of background such that this monster doesn't just appear out of the blue. It's truly seamless writing that is frankly a good story, even if it were used as a recreational read. Definitely worth buying for those interested in history, and who like a good story.He covers the "making" of Schwammberger, his crimes, capture, and fascinatingly, his escape to South America. His years of living openly are so strange to those unfamiliar with the stories of groups like Odessa, or Project Paperclip. When entwined with the suffering of Holocaust victims, coming full circle to testify at Schwammberger's trial, offers a very well told account of some of the darkest times in history.