Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale: The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals

Fry, Helen

ISBN 10: 0300303564 / ISBN 13: 9780300303568

Published by Yale University Press, 2026

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale: The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0300303564
• ISBN 13: 9780300303568
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The compelling story of the only German-Jewish translator to work with the psychiatrists in Nuremberg prison 

The Nuremberg Trials laid bare the atrocities of the Nazi regime to the world. As they awaited trial, the twenty-two surviving leaders of Hitler’s government were visited by American psychiatrists Drs Kelley and Goldensohn. Their only method of communication with the defendants was through translator Howard Triest, a German Jew who had fled Munich and fought as an American soldier in Normandy. Unbeknownst to the defendants, Triest’s parents had perished at Auschwitz. 

Helen Fry traces the events that took place in Nuremberg prison through the eyes of Triest. Combining meticulous research with intimate interviews, Fry offers a rare glimpse of life among Hitler’s inner circle during their final year and reveals candid conversations and psychological evaluations. This powerful account uncovers a story of resilience and justice―and presents a unique insight into the events behind bars whilst the world waited for justice to be played out in the courtroom.

About the Author

Historian Helen Fry is the author of The Walls Have Ears, Women in Intelligence, Spymaster, MI9, and more than twenty books on intelligence, prisoners of war, and the social history of World War II. She appears regularly in media interviews and podcasts and has been involved in numerous documentaries.