Letters from Nuremberg, Christopher J. Dodd
Letters from Nuremberg, Christopher J. Dodd
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Letters from Nuremberg
My Father's Narrative of a Quest for Justice

Author: Christopher J. Dodd, Lary Bloom

Narrator: Michael Prichard

Unabridged: 13 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/25/2007


Synopsis

Senator Christopher J. Dodd (Connecticut) presents letters his father wrote home while serving as a prosecutor at Nuremberg.

Senator Thomas Dodd began his career of public service as prosecutor at the Nuremberg trials. Chris Dodd recently discovered his mother's collection of letters his father wrote during the trials. Through his father, Chris Dodd learned not only the scope of Nazi Holocaust but also the importance of the rule of law. Our allies would have preferred summary executions of the Nazi leadership, but Chris Dodd said his father gave "to these defendants that which they did not give to their victims, and the world is a better place for their example."

About Christopher J. Dodd

Connecticut's Christopher J. Dodd is a senior Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate. A respected legislator who works in a bipartisan fashion to better peoples' lives, he is best known for his work to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. Senator Dodd is currently chairman of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee. He also serves as chairman of the Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Narcotics, as well as senior member of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the chairman of its Education and Early Childhood Development Subcommittee. He also is a member of the Rules and Administration Committee. He lives in East Haddam, Connecticut, with his wife and two daughters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Russell

Excellent book. My interests in WW II pertain mainly to what happened with the Jews and in particular as to what was going with the Nazis in a detailed deep way. The simple offhanded way this matter s treated typically is "Oh the the Nazis were evil and this was a tradgedy lets not let it ever happe......more

Goodreads review by Ken

I read some excellent books in 2008, but this is probably the best non-fiction work of the year for me. One one level, it's a pretty straightforward read; other than an explanatory preface and some notes, this is simply a reprint of letters from one of the lawyers at Nuremberg (Christopher Dodd's fa......more

Goodreads review by Simon

It is an interesting enough footnote, but that's all. Christopher Dodd is still unhappy about his father's censure, and there is some tendentious re-fighting of that. And while it is true that he was a participant in one of the great historical events of the 20th century, Dodd Senior was not really......more

Goodreads review by Ilene

Interesting perspective on the Nuremberg Trials as related by Tom Dodd - with the prosecution team at the Nuremburg Trials. While the info about the trials was quite fascinating, the repetitiousness of the personal part of the letters - became just a tad annoying after a while. Mr. Dodd Sr. was clea......more