Prisoner Of Peace
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Behind the walls of Spandau Prison, one of the most controversial figures of the twentieth century lived out a decades-long captivity — and Prisoner of Peace presents a remarkable firsthand account of Rudolf Hess's imprisonment, translated from the original German work Frau Ilse Hess: England-Nürnberg-Spandau. Written by Ilse Hess and translated by Meyrick Booth Ph.D., the narrative chronicles the deeply personal and politically charged ordeal of a wife witnessing her husband's incarceration at the hands of the Allied powers, offering an intimate and unflinching portrait of loyalty, injustice, and endurance in the shadow of post-war Europe. Edited by George Pile and introduced to English-speaking audiences with a foreword by Air-Commodore G. S. Oddie, this account sits at the intersection of personal memoir and political polemic, arguing passionately that Hess's continued imprisonment was not justice but persecution. The work presents a rare and deeply partisan perspective on the Nuremberg trials and their aftermath, challenging readers to grapple with questions of victors' justice, wartime law, and human compassion — making it a provocative and enduring document of mid-twentieth-century history that refuses to be easily dismissed.
Author: Meyrick Booth Ph.D
Format: Hardback
Published: 1954, Britons Publishing Co.
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Poor
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner,Fair - Rubbed edges and bumping on spine and corners
Behind the walls of Spandau Prison, one of the most controversial figures of the twentieth century lived out a decades-long captivity — and Prisoner of Peace presents a remarkable firsthand account of Rudolf Hess's imprisonment, translated from the original German work Frau Ilse Hess: England-Nürnberg-Spandau. Written by Ilse Hess and translated by Meyrick Booth Ph.D., the narrative chronicles the deeply personal and politically charged ordeal of a wife witnessing her husband's incarceration at the hands of the Allied powers, offering an intimate and unflinching portrait of loyalty, injustice, and endurance in the shadow of post-war Europe. Edited by George Pile and introduced to English-speaking audiences with a foreword by Air-Commodore G. S. Oddie, this account sits at the intersection of personal memoir and political polemic, arguing passionately that Hess's continued imprisonment was not justice but persecution. The work presents a rare and deeply partisan perspective on the Nuremberg trials and their aftermath, challenging readers to grapple with questions of victors' justice, wartime law, and human compassion — making it a provocative and enduring document of mid-twentieth-century history that refuses to be easily dismissed.