Foreword
An Israeli court has found Karl Adolf Eichmann* guilty of massacring millions of people and attempting to "wipe an entire people off the face of the earth." The trial was conducted under the watchful eyes of the world's public. This particular trial and the storm of emotion it evoked brought hundreds of journalists, radio and television crews from dozens of countries to Jerusalem. Each sought to paint in his or her own way the atmosphere of grief and indignation that gripped the courtroom, the horror and abhorrence a nation felt as it recalled the darkest years in its history.
Billions of people watched the trial, but the details of the events leading up to it—the search for, capture, and transport of Eichmann to Israel—were known to only a few. Several books have been written about the matter, some of which are complete fiction, and others of which describe actual searches by small groups. One or two of the books even attempt to draw a far-fetched connection between these unsuccessful efforts and the actions that ultimately led to Eichmann's arrest.
