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At Nuremberg, World War II’s Battle Turned to the Courtroom, and an Eloquent Lawyer Helped Lead the Allies to Victory

In the fall of 1945, a bit more than six years after Nazi Germany invaded Poland and started the biggest and deadliest ...

'This history mustn't be forgotten': The real story behind the Nuremberg trials

The Nazi high command was put on trial 80 years ago in 1945. The new film Nuremberg draws on a little-known detail of the ...
The New York Times

Rare Scenes Re-Emerge From Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg war crimes trials began in November 1945, six months after Germany’s defeat, on a continent still strewn with rubble and awash in displaced persons. The American military had ...
The Hollywood Reporter

‘Nuremberg’ Review: Potent Performances by Russell Crowe and Rami Malek Ignite a Bracingly Relevant Historical Drama

Written and directed by James Vanderbilt, this chronicle of the events leading up to the Nuremberg trials also features Michael Shannon and Leo Woodall in key supporting roles. By Michael Rechtshaffen ...