Published: July 08, 2010
Words: 76440 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook description

John Petersen is a war-weary lieutenant assigned to guard the highest ranking survivors of Hitler’s Reich at the Nuremberg trials. His job is to keep Hermann Goering alive until he can be tried and hanged. In the course of his duties, Petersen runs into trouble from his mercurial commanding officer, his black-marketeering roommate and the mysterious Lisbeth Bichler who becomes their Hausfrau.

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world war ii, army, war crimes, germany, oss, nuremberg, nuremberg trials, hermann goering, william donovan, international military tribunal, robert jackson

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Review by: TBclem on Aug. 09, 2010 :
This historical-fiction book is a great read.
It has a little of everything - an interesting setting, good and bad guys, romance, a subplot or two and a surprise ending. It is apparent that it is well researched and edited. I certanly hope that Mr. Durham will continue to publish.
DBL
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: John Harden on July 18, 2010 :
This is a thought provoking story about a soldier assigned to guard one of the highest ranking Nazi leaders tried at Nuremberg - Herman Goering. The book's main character is based on Goering's actual prison guard - Lt. Jack G. Wheelis - who developed a friendship with Goering during the 1946 trial and was scandalized for it. How could a US Army officer befriend a Nazi monster like that? Well, maybe there were reasons.

At its core, it is about a time of transition - the time between war and peace - where old sins can be confronted and purged in preparation for a new beginning. It is reflected in the trial as well as in the relationship of a German war widow with this American GI.

The author - a former Army Intelligence Officer in Germany - provides a unique richness of detail to the story. My congratulations to Mr. Durham for a damn good first novel! We will be looking for more from him in the future!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

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