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Hunting Evil

By: Guy Walters
Narrated by: Daniel Philpott
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Summary

At the end of the Second World War, some of the highest ranking Nazis escaped from justice, Aided and abetted by the Vatican, they travelled down secret 'rat lines' and were taken in by shady Argentine secret agents. Vengeful Holocaust survivors and inept politicians attempted to bring them to justice and there were daring plots to kidnap or assassinate the fugitives.

Guy Walters has travelled the world in pursuit of the real account of how the Nazis escaped at the end of the war, the attempts to bring them to justice, and what happened to those that got away.

©2010 Guy Walters (P)2010 Oakhill Publishing Ltd

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"Walters has managed to weave this mass of information into an absorbing and thoroughly gripping whole" ( Telegraph)

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Good research, woeful structure

I approached this with interest but some anxiety; would it be just another retelling of Nazi atrocities - important and never to be forgotten but one might hope for more. This book delivers, up to a point. It is meticulously researched and this shows in the way that the author demolishes the reputation of Simon Wiesenthal, presenting him as a charlatan, playing on the sympathies of guilty nations attracted to the concept of the lone Jewish warrior for truth. Walter's forensic development of a small number of war criminals' stories is authoritative. His dismissal of the Odessa 'myth' of a powerful neo-Nazi network is utterly convincing.

The weakness of this book is the structure. For the life of me I cannot fathom the narrative of this book. It bounces from one character to the next, crossing decades within a paragraph and with the merest of linkages. It is a great shame, because this is a very detailed, authoritative narrative, hopelessly let down by a shambolic structure.

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'Excellent Listening'

This is a magnificent listen. I thought I knew most of the history of the WW2 war crimes. This taught me that I did not. Every school pupil should be made to listen or read this story, to ensure it never happens again. Very difficult to comprehend the atrocities carried out by these people, both the war criminals and the allies in using them after the war. The most appalling part of the story for me was the complicity of the Catholic church in helping the Nazi war criminals to escape the justice they so thoroughly deserved.

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worthy but tedious

the information is very detailed but very dry and rather repetitive. Also the author's style makes it hard to follow, being digressive and over detailed. The narration is good.
However as a car driving listener I never had that feeling of wanting to go on with the story and indeed have plodded through it in short chunks when i can think of nothing better to do. Indded after several months i still have not finished it.

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Bought with trepidation and glad I did

Like the majority the crimes committed by the Nazis sicken me. However, I has for sometime sought a fact based book describing the 'war' to bring them to justice. I knew that this had not been widely achieved but am disgusted that 'we' (as in the International community) never achieved even a major proportion of justice for those slaughtered by the Nazis.

As a British subject I am also disgusted by our complicity in employing Nazis after the war. Our only redeeming factor being Maggies forcing through of the 1991 War Crimes Act.

A great book which for me gave me the information I sought. I whole heartedly recommend it to those wishing to know the truth!

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Ruined by awful comedy German Accents

Very difficult to listen to as every time a German speaks the narrator attempts a German accent I cringed at how badly. I've read this book previously and it's brilliant - I thought it would be great to have it read to me but alas no, not by this guy. He also tries cringe-worthy Jewish and American accents. Great if you're looking for 18 hours of bad accents, otherwise read the book and don't listen.

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Very poor book, should be avoided

I found this book really poor.

The majority of the content is an attack on Simon Wiesenthal rather than any narrative on hunting Nazis.

The attacks are pretty unpleasant.

There is very little about actually hunting Nazis

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I take it Guy did not like Simon Wiesenthal.

Basically the major theme in this book is discrediting Simon Wiesenthal far too much.

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Spoiled by too much criticism of Simon Wiesenthal

The book is ok and interesting in parts... Not sure that the many negative references to Simon Wiesenthal are necessary to be honest.
I am passionate that the Holocaust should never be forgotten.
Worth a read/listen.

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Very interesting book

Loved this book, very sad in places with the descriptions of suffering and wqr crimes committed against minorities.
Much of the book revolves around Simon Wiesenthal and his contradictions in his own memoirs. Along with his failures and successes mixed with examples of his manipulation of facts regardless of innocence proven or otherwise.
Plus his inability to accept blame or apologise for his errors.
Any criticism of his methods were routinely dismissed as anti semitism by Mr Wiesenthal, the race card at work.
Great book.

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Great book!

A fine book, by a great historian. Well researched and engrossing until the end. Great work!

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