A Passing Fury
Searching for Justice at the End of World War II
$44.44
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
3 July 2017
Summary
A devastating appraisal of the British investigations and trials of German war criminals by the Orwell Prize-winning author, A. T. Williams.
A Daily Telegraph Book of the Year Shortlisted for the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction 2017
After the Second World War, the Nuremberg Tribunal became a symbol of justice in the face of tyranny, aggression and atrocity. But it was only a fragment of retribution as, with their Allies, the British embarked on the largest pr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099593263 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099593262 |
| Author: | A.T. Williams |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 3 July 2017 |
| Weight: | 391g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 31mm |
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Critics Review
“Williams is a first-rate storyteller who has a gift for bringing the past to life in an accessible and compelling way.” –Hester Vaizey, Times Higher Education
[An] earnest, unsettling book… Williams is a thoughtful, lucid writer, with a lawyer’s appetite for detail… A Passing Fury is heartfelt, moving and often powerfully written. – Dominic Sandbrook * Sunday Times *
Williams… carries the reader along in his fluent and passionate prose – Richard J. Evans * Guardian *
A haunting, sensitive and thoughtful study – Nigel Jones * Daily Telegraph *
Absorbing… Williams skilfully reveals a chaotic world in which war crimes investigation teams, generally lacking even the most basic resources, were left to do their best in extremely trying circumstances * Scotsman *
Williams has put together an original polemic against our assumptions about these trials, including those at Nuremberg. – David Herman * New Statesman *
Williams is a first-rate storyteller who has a gift for bringing the past to life in an accessible and compelling way. – Hester Vaizey * Times Higher Education *
The book [has] an attractively meditative quality. – Lawrence Douglas * Times Literary Supplement *
Splendid book… Much more than a historical narrative and assessment… This is a superb book which offers no easy answers but invites the reader to join its author on a grim odyssey. * History Today *
This is a fine book that does a great job of debunking one of the most enduring myths in history. * History of War *
A fascinating read. – Lisa Pine * BBC History Magazine *
About The Author
A.T. Williams
A. T. Williams won the George Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2013 for his book A Very British Killing- The Death of Baha Mousa. He lives in Warwickshire.
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