Eichmann before Jerusalem is history at its best Meticulously researched, compellingly argued, engagingly written Bettina Stangneth confronts Hannah Arendt's notion of the 'banality of evil' with important new evidence and nuanced insight, permitting a fresh and informed reassessment of this riven debate Arendt would surely have applauded the Stangneth challenge" -- Timothy W Ryback "Stangneth has mined an extraordinary trove of new documentary material