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Dönitz: A Defense

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Dönitz: A Defense

by David T. Zabecki

A Merriam Press Original Publication

Military Monograph MM216

In this work, Zabecki proves conclusively that Dönitz was innocent of the charges leveled against him at Nuremberg by the Allies.

Whether you agree or disagree with Zabecki's conclusions, this book provides a very concise and readable account that covers Dönitz's background, with background on the International Military Tribunal, and details the two counts that Dönitz was eventually convicted of—crimes against peace and war crimes—and why the Zabecki believes he should not have been found guilty of either.

Contents

Introduction
Background: Karl Dönitz
Background: The International Military Tribunal
Crimes Against Peace
War Crimes
Conclusion
Appendices
- Testimony of Fleet Admiral Nimitz, U.S. Navy, 11 May 1946
- Excerpts from Defense of Merchant Shipping Handbook 1938 (D.M.S.)
- Statement Under Oath of Chief Admiral Raeder
- Declaration of Former Submarine Commanders
- Extract from the War Diary of the Naval Staff, 1939 (KTB SK1 Part C, Booklet VIII, 1939)
- Extract from the War Diary of the Commander-in-Chief of the Submarine Command, 1939 (KTB BDU 1.-15 October 1939)
- Extract from the War Diary of the Chief of the Submarine Command, 1942 (KTB BDU, September 1939)
- Extract from the War Diary of the Naval Staff, 1939 (KTB SK1 Part C, Booklet VIII, 1939)
- Extract from the War Diary of the Commander of the Submarine Command West, 1939 (KTB FDU West, October 1939)
- Indictments, Verdicts and Sentences of the Defendants
- Third Reich Positions of the Defendants
- IQs of the Defendants
- Specific Counts of the Nuremberg Indictment
- A Note from Dönitz (his comment after reading the original manuscript)
Bibliography

Specifications

Fifth Edition (April 2007)
118 — 6 × 9 inch pages
Paperback – $14.95
- Perfect bound, full-color wrap-around cover
Hardcover – $34.95
- Blue linen cover with title stamped in gold on spine, full-color dust jacket
9 photos
1 document
14 appendices
3 tables

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