"One of the most notorious war criminals of all time, Dr. Josef Mengele has come to symbolize both the evil of the Nazi regime and the failure of justice in the postwar world. Drawing on new scholarship and sources . . . examines Mengele's life and career, chronicling his university studies, which led to two PhDs and a promising career as a scientist; his wartime service, in combat and at Auschwitz, where his "selections" determined the fate of countless innocents and his "scientific" pursuits resulted in the traumatization and death of thousands more; and his postwar refuge in Germany and South America"--Provided by publisher.
year: 2020
call number/section: 920
subjects: mengele, josef, 1911-1979, waffen-ss, ss-panzer-division "wiking," 5, auschwitz (concentration camp), war criminals, germany, biography, world war, 1939-1945, atrocities, poland, physicians, biographies