The Nazi and the Psychiatrist Hermann Göring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII |
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| Author:
| El-Hai, Jack |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4829-2733-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | CD-Audio |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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At the end of World War II, Hermann Gring--the former war hero, Hitler confidante, Luftwaffe chief, and Reichsmarschall--was an obese, paranoid codeine addict suffering from heart disease. When he was imprisoned in the American-run makeshift prison at Mondorf-les-Bains, a castle and spa in bucolic Luxembourg, the psychiatrist given charge of maintaining his mental health--and that of other Nazi prisoners--was Dr. Douglas McGlashan Kelley, an earnest Californian at the end of his...
More DescriptionAt the end of World War II, Hermann Gring--the former war hero, Hitler confidante, Luftwaffe chief, and Reichsmarschall--was an obese, paranoid codeine addict suffering from heart disease. When he was imprisoned in the American-run makeshift prison at Mondorf-les-Bains, a castle and spa in bucolic Luxembourg, the psychiatrist given charge of maintaining his mental health--and that of other Nazi prisoners--was Dr. Douglas McGlashan Kelley, an earnest Californian at the end of his three-year army service. This last assignment would bring him face to face with evil beyond his medical skills and mental capacities.