(Rudolf Hoss)
After World War II a small coterie of individuals morphed into Nazi hunters. From Simon Wiesenthal to agents of the Israeli Mossad their mission was to capture and bring the Nazi perpetrators to justice. This has produced numerous books about their exploits in the form of memoirs, narratives about the role of governments, and certain individuals. Of these individuals many remain unknown and little has been written. Thomas Harding introduces us to Hanns Alexander, a German refugee and British serving officer who should be considered part of the pantheon of Nazi Hunters in his book HANNS AND RUDOLF: THE TRUE STORY OF THE GERMAN JEW WHO TRACKED DOWN AND CAUGHT THE KOMMANDANT OF AUSCHWITZ.
The format chosen by the author is a series of alternating chapters telling the life stories of the two men, at times in detail, and at times in a more cursory manner. Beginning with…
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