For Howard Triest, living in retirement in Florida in the United States, Nuremberg is ever present in his memory on a daily basis. Time does nothing to erase his extraordinary experience. Through a twist of fate, he survived Nazi Germany to become a witness to justice and part of history in the making.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
The vast majority of the material for Inside Nuremberg Prison is based on interviews with Howard Triest.
Andrus, Burton. I Was The Nuernberg Jailer, Tower, 1969
Fry, Helen. The M Room: Secret Listeners who Bugged the Nazis, Thistle, 2015
Fry, Helen. Churchill’s Secret Soldiers, Thistle Publishing, 2015
Fry, Helen. Denazification, The History Press, 2010
Fry, Helen. Churchill’s German Army, The History Press, 2009
Gilbert, Gustav. Nuremberg Diary, Da Capo Press, 1947, reprinted 1995
Goldensohn, Leon. The Nuremberg Interviews. Pimlico, 2007
Hansen, Horace R. Witness to Barbarism, Thousand Pinetree Press, 2002
Kelley, Douglas. 22 Cells in Nuremberg. Greenberg Publisher, New York, 1947
Neave, Airey. Nuremberg, Coronet Books, 1982
Documentary: “Journey to Justice” by Steve Palackdharry (2006), narrated by Brent Triest, and still photography by Glenn Triest.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This book would not have been possible without the dedicated support and patience of veteran Howard Triest. Howard is a remarkable man, humble yet proud to have played his part in some of the defining moments of history. He has been available for countless hours of interviews over an eighteen month period. I feel extraordinarily privileged to be entrusted to tell his story and love his sense of humour. Huge special thanks to Howard’s wife Anita for her belief in this book, her patience and support during the whole process. Also huge thanks to their sons, Brent Triest and Glenn Triest, for their practical help and encouragement. Glenn very kindly designed the jacket cover for the book.
Howard’s sister Margot has been a vital part of the process of writing this book. She has helped with providing crucial information and eye-witness accounts. A debt of thanks goes to her for enabling me to include parts of her story in the book. I could not write any of my books without the constant support, practical help and encouragement of my family and friends. Huge thanks go to them: my husband Martin, our three sons Jonathan, David and Edward, and my mother Sandra.
To my closest network of friends, which include my dynamic writing partner in historical fiction James Hamilton who is always there for me as a creative and for sharing in the process. Also to my dear friends Jane McAdam Freud, whose art and sculptures are an inspiration and her husband, Pete Hansen. Also to Brana Thorn & Frank Gent, Daphne & Paul Ruhleman, and Louisa Albani. My thanks too my hardworking agent, Andrew Lownie for all his support of my work.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Historian and biographer Helen Fry has written over 20 books on the Second World War, as well as aspects of Anglo-Jewish history. Her books include: The M Room: Secret Listeners who Bugged the Nazis in WW2; Spymaster: The Secret Life of Kendrick, Churchill’s Secret Soldiers, From Dachau to D-Day, Freuds’ War, Denazification, and German Schoolboy, British Commando. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the Dept of Hebrew & Jewish Studies at UCL. In fiction, under the pseudonym JH Schryer she has co-written novels with James Hamilton: Goodnight Vienna and its sequel Moonlight over Denmark, and Erin Manor. Helen has appeared on the Channel 4 documentary Spying on Hitler’s Army (2013), ITV’s Britain’s Secret Homes (2013); Channel 5 for The Hunt for Hitler’s Missing Millions (2014); and interviewed live in the BBC studio with Huw Edwards in Normandy for the 70th anniversary of D-Day, 6 June 2014. She is frequently interviewed on radio, both national and regional. A member of the prestigious Biographers’ Club, she can be found on Facebook and Twitter. Her official website: www.helen-fry.com