Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2025-07-01
Books mentioned on Part One: Adolf Eichmann: Mr. Holocaust Himself
Robert sits down with Joe Kassabian to discuss one of the worst Nazis: Adolf Eichmann, a major architect of the Holocaust.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Eichmann in Jerusalem
Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt is a profound and controversial work of political philosophy and journalism that examines the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann and introduces the influential concept of the banality of evil.
Discussed“Hannah Arent who's a famous philosopher and scholar of totalitarianism writes a book called Ikeman in Jerusalem right which is very much worth reading today although very flawed right”
Where to get it
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Eichmann Before Jerusalem
Eichmann Before Jerusalem by Bettina Stangneth is a deeply researched historical work that examines the life and ideology of high-ranking Nazi Adolf Eichmann.
Recommended“So a big source for my episodes is a book by German philosopher and author Betatina Stangth, who wrote a wonderful book called Ikeman before Jerusalem.”
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Eichmann
Eichmann by David Cesarani is a comprehensive historical biography that explores the life, crimes, and eventual capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann.
Discussed“Cesarini, who is the author of Ikeman, his life and crimes, describes similar cavalcades of [ __ ] from a generation of lazy, ahistorical pop bios of this guy.”
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Mein Kampf
Mein Kampf by Adolf Hitler is a notorious autobiographical manifesto detailing the political ideology and future plans of the Nazi dictator.
Discussed“In minecom, Hitler wrote this about poet. Quote, 'An old gentleman, kind, but at the same time firm.'”
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