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Witness to Nuremberg

The Many Lives of the Man Who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

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Witness to Nuremberg

By: W. Richard Sonnenfeldt
Narrated by: Robert Blumenfeld
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In this gripping memoir by the chief American interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, Richard Sonnenfeldt recounts a remarkable life. By the time he was 18, Sonnenfeldt had grown up in Germany, escaped to England, been deported to Australia as a "German enemy alien", arrived in the U.S., and joined the U.S. Army. By age 22 he had fought in the Battle of the Bulge and helped liberate the Dachau concentration camp, when he was appointed chief interpreter for the American prosecution of Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg trials.

During his service, he spent pretrial time with Hermann Göering as well as other top Nazi leaders like von Ribbentrop, Rudolph Höss, and Julius Streicher, the infamous editor of the anti-Semitic Der Sturmer.

An engineer in later life, Sonnenfeldt was also a principal developer of color TV and computer technology and a key player in NASA's preparation of the first moon shot.

©2006 Richard W. Sonnenfeldt (P)2011 Audible, Inc. 20th Century Americas Europe Germany Historical Military Military & War Modern United States World War II War Imperialism Holocaust
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Richard Sonnenfeldt has lived an incredible life. In this memoir, Sonnenfeldt recounts his numerous brushes with history. The first and central story surrounds his role as lead translator for the Nuremburg Trials. Intimate and thought-provoking, Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man Who Translated at the Nazi War Trials in an insider's account of one of history's greatest judicial episodes. Robert Blumenfeld gives a distinguished performance. Well-rehearsed and fast paced, Blumenfeld succeeds in his reading of Sonnenfeldt's intimate reflections on his past.
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This was an amazing audio book with, a great listen with good reader. would strongly recommend

interesting

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As someone who spent 3 years in Buchenwald Concentration Camp, it good to listen to how the trials was organised by someone who actually took part in the trials themselves.

Really enjoyed listening to this rendition.

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An incredible life and someone I would very much have liked to have been able to meet

A great book and life

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Great book
this man had an amazing story to tell.
would definitely recommend this book

very interesting life

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This was an absorbing story from start to finish . I enjoyed it immensely.
Well narrated also.

An amazing story

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