7 Top war books like Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials by Richard W. Sonnenfeldt

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Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

By: Richard W. Sonnenfeldt

4.28

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

In this gripping memoir by the chief American interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, Richard Sonnenf…

"Dictators have no peers; only sycophants to do their bidding. That is how it was in Nazi Germany. And so it is wherever autocrats rule in government or in business. Dictators and braggarts cause their own demise, because when they finally are in extremis, they have only their lackeys to call on, while their adversaries attract the best of men."

-Richard W. Sonnenfeldt, Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

"Dictators have no peers; only sycophants to do their bidding. That is how it was in Nazi Germany. And so it is wherever autocrats rule in government or in business. Dictators and braggarts cause their own demise, because when they finally are in extremis, they have only their lackeys to call on, while their adversaries attract the best of men."

-Richard W. Sonnenfeldt, Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

If you liked the war plot in Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials by Richard W. Sonnenfeldt , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Transatlantic Marriage Bureau: Husband Hunting in the Gilded Age: How American Heiresses Conquered the Aristocracy

By: Julie Ferry

3.50

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

In 1895 nine American heiresses travelled across the Atlantic and bagged themselves husbands and ti… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction

2. The Real Odessa: How Peron Brought the Nazi War Criminals to Argentina

By: None

4.16

Format: None pages, Paperback

Drawing on American and European intelligence documents, Uki Goni shows how from 1946 onward a Nazi… read more

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3. Refuge in Hell: How Berlin's Jewish Hospital Outlasted the Nazis

By: Daniel B. Silver

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Hardcover

In 1945, when the Red Army liberated Berlin, they found in the Nazi capital a functioning Jewish ho… read more

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4. Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

By: None , Ben R. Rich

3.83

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From the development of the U-2 to the Stealth fighter, the never-before-told story behind the high… read more

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5. The Six Wives of Henry VIII

By: Alison Weir

4.50

Format: None pages,

'At last we have the truth about Henry VIII's wives. This book is as reliable and scholarly as it i… read more

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6. A Night to Remember

By: Walter Lord , Nathaniel Philbrick

3.67

Format: 208 pages,

The classic minute-by-minute account of the sinking of the Titanic, in a 50th anniversary edition w… read more

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7. Doctor Goebbels: His Life and Death

By: Roger Manvell , Heinrich Fraenkel

4.29

Format: 426 pages, ebook

Quite possibly the most dangerous and intelligent member of the Nazi hierarchy, Joseph GoebbelsOCOs… read more

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8. Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

By: Rachel Maddow

4.45

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Rachel Maddow traces the fight to preserve American democracy back to World War II, when a handful … read more

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  • history
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"One big appeal of fascism, if nothing else, was its unapologetic embrace of cruelty. Cruelty towards others, coupled with hypersensitivity towards any slight to oneself."

-Rachel Maddow, Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism

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9. Medieval Horizons: Why the Middle Ages Matter

By: Ian Mortimer

4.00

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller's Gui… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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10. Valiant Women: The Extraordinary American Servicewomen Who Helped Win World War II

By: Lena Andrews

4.00

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

A history of the role of American servicewomen in WWII, illuminating their forgotten yet essential … read more

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  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Fluke: Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters

By: Brian Klaas

4.13

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

Want to know what chaos theory can teach us about human events? In the perspective-altering traditi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • audiobook
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12. Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau

By: Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

The first-ever biography of SS Overseer Maria Mandl, the highest-ranked woman in the Nazi killing m… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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13. Against All Odds: A True Story of Ultimate Courage and Survival in World War II

By: Alex Kershaw

4.32

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The national bestselling author of The First Wave tells the untold story of four of the most decora… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Girl Who Survived Auschwitz

By: Sara Leibovits

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Poland, 1944 The train slowed and halted with a squeal of the brakes. It felt like we waited in the… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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15. Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism

By: Kathleen Stock

4.22

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

'A clear, concise, easy-to-read account of the issues between sex, gender and feminism . . . an imp… read more

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  • nonfiction
"I am critical of gender identity theory – but not of trans people, for whom I have friendly sympathy and respect."

-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism

"The background assumption seems to be that, paradoxically, by identifying and discussing socially produced inequalities, we further entrench them; whereas if we ignore them, perhaps they will go away."

-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism

"A first thing to note, in case it’s unclear, is that I am not arguing against legal protections for trans people against violence, discrimination or coercive surgeries. I enthusiastically support the…"

-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism

"And perhaps most awkwardly, they have been left unable properly to explain why, internationally, half the population in a given culture might be disproportionately subject to specific experiences lik…"

-Kathleen Stock, Material Girls: Why Reality Matters for Feminism

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16. Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

By: Wright Thompson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestseller! “A warm and loving reflection that, like good bourbon, will stand… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"What became clear in Michigan was that Julian and Sissy have become the fully realized version of themselves through success. That's actually rare. I profile famous and successful athletes for a livi…"

-Wright Thompson, Pappyland: A Story of Family, Fine Bourbon, and the Things That Last

Cover of Hermann Göring: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies) by Hourly History

17. Hermann Göring: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)

By: Hourly History

3.95

Format: 107 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the dark life of Hermann Göring...Free BONUS Inside!One of Hitler’s most notorious henchme… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
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18. The Scourge of the Swastika: A History of Nazi War Crimes During World War II

By: Edward Frederick Langley Russell, Baron of Liverpool

4.12

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

When discussing the German war crimes of the Second World War, modern histories have focused on the… read more

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  • war
  • world war ii
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
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19. Robert Oppenheimer: A Life from Beginning to End (World War 2 Biographies)

By: Hourly History

4.15

Format: 61 pages, Kindle Edition

Discover the remarkable life of Robert Oppenheimer... Robert Oppenheimer had a lot resting on his s… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
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20. Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

By: Richard W. Sonnenfeldt

4.28

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

In this gripping memoir by the chief American interpreter at the Nuremberg trials, Richard Sonnenf… read more

Similar categories in Richard W. Sonnenfeldt's Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials book and Richard W. Sonnenfeldt's Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

  • history
  • biography
  • memoir
  • war
  • world war ii
  • autobiography
  • biography memoir
  • nonfiction
  • holocaust
  • audiobook
"Dictators have no peers; only sycophants to do their bidding. That is how it was in Nazi Germany. And so it is wherever autocrats rule in government or in business. Dictators and braggarts cause thei…"

-Richard W. Sonnenfeldt, Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials

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21. The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World--And What We Can Do

By: Steven Brill

4.02

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A best-selling author documents how facts—shared truths—have lost their power to hold us together a… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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10 Best audiobook books like Witness to Nuremberg: The Many Lives of the Man who Translated at the Nazi War Trials by Richard W. Sonnenfeldt

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4.45

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4.00

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4.00

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5 Best audiobook books like Mistress of Life and Death: The Dark Journey of Maria Mandl, Head Overseer of the Women's Camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Susan J. Eischeid

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The Devil's Diary: Alfred Rosenberg and the Stolen Secrets of the Third Reich

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3.81

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Dead By Sunset: Perfect Husband, Perfect Killer?

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4.11

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Susan J. Eischeid

4.21

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4.45

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