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Jack El-Hai discusses the insights of psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley into the minds of Nazis.

Author Jack El-Hai shares the story of Dr. Douglas Kelley, a psychiatrist who got a unique opportunity to try to understand what made certain people become Nazi's. Jack's book- The Nazi and the Psychiatrist- was also the basis of the recent film Nuremberg, which starred Russell Crowe. Buy Jack El-Hai's The Nazi and the Psychiatrist at https://www.amazon.com/Nazi-Psychiatrist-Hermann-Douglas-Meeting-ebook/dp/B00BVTSBU0/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YZ27DTB16JSO&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.ymKK0RcaWzCjZHGFIJIg1EvFevJEdPh_F4YxquzTyRIkqrkGWSdqzv2m-odOQs0AZFkXFIrlEUJHi4h0uWQ_OQ.dodg_EqhwsntuHZGB0n53B9zLBWyojKuya1DQF30vwM&dib_tag=se&keywords=jack+el-hai+the+nazi+and+the+psychiatrist&qid=1777927326&sprefix=jack+el%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1 Find discounts for Murder Sheet listeners here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/discounts Check out our upcoming book events and get links to buy tickets here: https://murdersheetpodcast.com/events Order our book on Delphi here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/shadow-of-the-bridge-the-delphi-murders-and-the-dark-side-of-the-american-heartland-aine-cain/21866881?ean=9781639369232 Or here…

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