Reassessing the Nuremberg Military Tribunals

For many years the history of the U.S. Military Tribunals at Nuremberg (NMT) have been overshadowed by the first Nuremberg trial, the International Military Tribunal, also referred to as IMT. While the 12 NMT trials that followed the first trial were far different, they have--to an extent because of confusing nomenclature--been lumped together with the first in the minds of many and largely ignored. The authors take care to collect a variety of perspectives, such as law, political science, and history, to explore the lasting effects and "legacy" of the 12 military tribunals held between 1946 and 1949. Editors are Stiller (modern and contemporary history, U. of Berne, Switzerland)and Priemel (history, Humboldt U., Germany). Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Kim C. Priemel is Assistant Professor of History at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany.