Resources:  Links, Photos, and Videos

Links
Research libraries around the world have archived files relevant to the mindset of the Nazi war criminals. Many of these files are accessible remotely. The following are some easily accessible sites, which provide access to English documents pertinent to Nuremberg. If you find other links to recommend, please contact me and I will add them to the list for the use of other readers. 
  • Many people may want to learn more about the Rorschach Test and to see the cards in color. This information is readily available on sites like Wikipedia. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach_test.
  • The Nuremberg Trial transcripts are readily available at most research libraries. However, given that the trial lasted 10 months, the transcripts are VERY extensive, consisting of 42 volumes. Most of these volumes are available on line in searchable form from Yale’s Avalon project. See avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/imt.asp.
  • The United States Holocaust Museum provides easy access to historical summaries of the holocaust, as well as photographs and maps. See ushmm.org/learn. 
  • The National Archives has many branches, and the branch that collects material related to World War II is located in College Park, Maryland. In this and any other large archives, look for the relevant Finding Aid which provides a rough idea of where to look for information. See archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park.
  • Some of Gustave Gilbert’s papers are available on line from Yad Vashem Archives. Look for Record Group O.23 to examine the contents, which include brief autobiographies by many of the war criminals See collections1.yadvashem.org/search.asp?lang=ENG&rsvr=8.
  • Molly Harrower’s extensive papers are stored at the University of Akron’s Archives of the History of American Psychology. View the Finding Aid here (large pdf, 9MB).
  • The Israel State Archives contains multiple documents and photographs concerning the Eichmann trial. See archives.gov.il/archivegov_eng/publications/electronicpirsum/eichmantrial/eichmantrialintroduction.htm.
  • The Imperial War Museum has a vast collection related to the Nazi war criminals. See iwm.org.uk/collections/search. 

Photos
  • Numerous photographs are readily available of the war criminals and the Nuremberg trial. Some of the easiest photos to view and download come from the United States Holocaust Museum. See ushmm.org/learn. 
  • The National Archives branch in College Park, Maryland has a remarkable set of images, but the site is not easy to use. One needs patience to search at archives.gov/dc-metro/college-park/photographs-dc.html.
  • In July, 2015 I spoke in Nuremberg’s Courtroom 600 to the European Association for Psychosomatic Medicine. The room has largely stayed the same since 1945 and the pictures below provide a sense for the room. 
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Photo of Courtroom 600 by Gunter Distler.
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Photo of Dr. Dimsdale speaking in Courtroom 600 by Gunter Distler.
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Entrance to Courtroom 600 guarded by Medusa’s head.
Photo by Joel E. Dimsdale.
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Light and shadow fall on the entrance of Nuremberg’s Palace of Justice.
Photo by Joel E. Dimsdale.
Videos
  • ​Nazi Labor Minister Robert Ley: Is there such a thing as a ‘bad brain’? by Dr. Joel Dimsdale, speaking at the UCSD Osher Institute, April 18, 2017. 
  • The Psychiatric Enigma of Rudolf Hess by Dr. Joel E. Dimsdale, speaking at UCSD's Osher Institute, April 5, 2016.
  • Anatomy of Malice: The Enigma of the Nazi War Criminals by ​Dr. Joel Dimsdale. UCTV Broadcast Lecture, Library Channel, UC San Diego, May 12, 2016.
  • Dr. ​Joel Dimsdale speaking to the European Association for Psychosomatic Medicine on Anatomy of Malice, on July 1, 2015 in Nuremberg’s Courtroom 600. 
Questions for Discussion
  1. How do the descriptions and reasoning of this book pertain to contemporary war criminals, mass shooters, terrorists, and suicide bombers? In your reading of news articles, how are these individuals described? Are they different from each other?
  2. What sorts of information would you want to learn from the defendants?
  3. If you were on the jury, what kinds of information would help you decide your verdict in terms of convictions and sentencing?
  4. If you were studying the Nazi war criminals, where would you look for other sources, particularly unpublished sources?
  5. Do you know any family members or acquaintances who were involved in these events (or for that matter contemporary war crimes events)? What questions would you like to ask them? What makes you reticent to do so?