Spitz Vivien - Doctors From Hell The Horrific Account Of Nazi Experiments On Humans - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: A chilling story of human depravity and ultimate justice told for the first time by an eyewitness court reporter for the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Nazi doctors. This is the account of 22 men and 1 woman and the torturing and killing by experiment they authorised in the name of scientific research and patriotism. Doctors from Hell includes trial transcripts that have not been easily available to the general public and previously unpublished photographs used as evidence in the trial. The author describes the experience of being in bombed - out dangerous post - war Nuremberg where she lived for two years while working on the trial. Once a Nazi sympathiser tossed bombs into the dining room of the hotel where she lived moments before she arrived for dinner. She takes us into the courtroom to hear the dramatic testimony and see the reactions of the defendants to the proceedings. This landmark trial resulted in the establishment of the Nuremberg code which set the guidelines for medical research involving human beings. A significant addition to the literature on World War II and the Holocaust medical ethics human rights and the barbaric depths to which human beings can descend.
Title: Doctors From Hell The Horrific Account Of Nazi Experiments On Humans
Author(s): Spitz Vivien
Publisher: Sentient Publications
Barcode: 9781591810322
Pages: 318 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 4/1/2005
Category: The Holocaust