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Episode 2: The Mole

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

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Tracking Down Nazi Leaders and the Nuremberg Trials

Exploring the Allied mission to capture surviving Nazi leaders post-World War II, focusing on the imprisonment of Hermann Göring and the decision-making behind the Nuremberg war crimes trials. Delving into the challenges of preserving historical records of Nazi atrocities while portraying the trials as just, the chapter also uncovers the controversial saga of Francis Yaki's involvement in the trials as a U.S. government lawyer turned Nazi sympathizer.

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