Many view the Nuremberg Trials as a self-contained event that brought Nazi war criminals to justice. In actuality, as this memoir by the chief American prosecutor at the trials details, the Nuremberg trials had enormous impact on the course of international law. Writing nearly 50 years after the event, Taylor pinpoints Nuremberg as the point at which “aggressive war” became an international crime and “following orders” was no longer an excuse for inhumane behavior.
