A Passing Fury

Searching for Justice at the End of World War II

A. T. Williams

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English

Vintage
03 July 2017

European history; Second World War; War crimes; International humanitarian law

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 programme of war crimes investigations and trials in history.

This book exposes the deeper truth of this endeavour, moving from the scripted trial of Goering, Hess and von Ribbentrop to the makeshift courtrooms where the SS officers, guards and executioners were prosecuted. It tells the story of the investigators, lawyers and perpetrators and asks the question- was justice done?

By: A. T. Williams
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 391g
ISBN: 9780099593263
ISBN 10: 0099593262
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 03 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for A Passing Fury: Searching for Justice at the End of World War II

[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