The War Illustrated and Afterwards - Special edition edited by Sir John Hammerton - London, December 21, 1945 - Opening of the Nuremberg Trials. On the cover, a photograph of the Nazi war criminals Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess in the courtroom in Nuremberg at the trial that opened about a month earlier. Below it says: "Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess... were among the 20 leaders of the Third Reich still alive at the major trial that opened on November 20, 1945. All the defendants put on trial as major war criminals before the International Tribunal pleaded "not guilty"... " The issue includes a main article with impressions from the courtroom at the opening hearings, and several articles about Hitler's fate, Jewish immigration after the war, the situation of Jews in Palestine and more.
The feature article the issue dealing with the opening of the Nuremberg Trials was written by journalist James Jones who was present in the courtroom at the opening hearings and heard "of countless murders and tortures beyond description". Jones describes Hermann Göring's displayed self-confidence, Keitel's coldness, and Rudolf Hess's peculiar figure. He describes their frozen reactions to the severe indictment read against them - "Banker Schacht plays the role of a straightforward financier who simply cannot believe this has anything to do with him... Rosenberg rubs his nose nervously". Further, he writes: "In London we make an uproar over a single murder. Here speeches tell of millions of murders and the word "killed" passes like a thread through hours of speeches". The article is accompanied by a photo from inside the courtroom during the reading of the indictment, showing the Nazi war criminals with Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess and Ribbentrop identifiable on the left.
Also in the issue: An article by Kenneth William about Jews in Palestine and chances for establishing a Jewish home in Eretz Israel after the war, and also about Jewish-Arab relations in the country. Among other things, Kenneth failed predicting: "It seems the idea of a Jewish state in Palestine, which was never guaranteed and relied on the Balfour Declaration with the strengthening of Zionism, will never materialize whatever be its size...". There is a page with photos of the British Sixth Airborne Division in Palestine which upon arrival in Eretz Israel met Jewish immigrants who survived Hitler's atrocities, an article about Hitler's fate and chances he remained alive - accompanied by photos of Eva Braun Hitler's partner, found by US forces in Frankfurt on November 15, 1945 revealed here for the first time, an article about the Palestine Police with the headline: "I was there! The Palestine Police are the bravest people I know", about the power of the Palestine Police, ANZAC activity in World War II, and more.
[32] p. Complete issue. Minor stains. Loose outer jacket. Good condition.
