What To Do With Germany

Chicago Il: Ziff-David Publishing, 1944. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 213 Pp. Blue Cloth, Spine Lettered In Red. First Printing. Near Fine. Dust Jacket Priced $2.50, Rubbing At Corners. Louis Nizer (February 6, 1902 - November 10, 1994) Was A Jewish-American Trial Lawyer Based In New York City. He Was The Senior Partner Of The Law Firm Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon. In Addition To His Legal Work, Louis Nizer Was An Author, Artist, Lecturer, And Advisor. In 1926, Nizer Began Working At The Law Office Of Louis Phillips And, In 1928, The Pair Co-Founded A Law Partnership: Phillips And Nizer, Later Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon. For A Number Of Years, Nizer Was Listed In The Guinness Book Of World Records As The "Highest-Paid Lawyer In The World." He Represented Many Celebrities In A Variety Of Cases, Including Johnny Carson, Salvador Dalí, Mae West, "Dr. J", And Roy Fruehauf Of The Fruehauf Trailer Corporation. In 1944 He Published The Treatise What To Do With Germany To Discuss His Plans For Post-War Germany. He Argued That The Teutons Had Acted Like Nazis For 1700 Years And That It Was Intrinsic To Their Psychology, That Peaceful Self-Rule In Germany Had Been A Failure During The Weimar Republic, And That German Businessmen And Chemists Had Been Perparing For Wwii Since 1921. He Insisted That Reform Would Have To Be Imposed From The Outside By Germany Giving Up Its Sovereignty. Then The War Criminals (Including Goebbels, Hitler, And Goering) Would Be Punished Without Trial. Germany Would Pay War Reparations And All Stolen Property Would Be Returned. He Called For The German Economy And Military To Be Disarmed So That The Nation Would Never Be A Threat Again, And That The Education System Would Have To Be Completely Overturned. Nizer Apparently Sees No Problem With Anyone Else.