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Anatomy of malice the enigma of the nazi war criminals yale university press is an extraordinary book that seeks to understand and explain the perpetrators of the holocaust by revisiting the clinical notes of two doctors psychiatrist douglas kelley and psychologist gustave gilbert who examined the nazi defendants. Anatomy of malice by joel e dimsdale this book was inspired by author joel e dimsdales interest in understanding what made the nazis evil the question is undoubtedly more a philosophical than technical question but the technical tools of psychology might provide some insight. Anatomy of malice by joel e dimsdale this book was inspired by author joel e dimsdales interest in understanding what made the nazis evil the question is undoubtedly more a philosophical than technical question but the technical tools of psychology might provide some insight. In this gripping and haunting narrative a renowned psychiatrist sheds new light on the psychology of the war criminals at nuremberg when the ashes had settled after world war ii and the allies convened an international war crimes trial in nuremberg a psychiatrist douglas kelley and a psychologist gustave gilbert tried to fathom the psychology of the nazi leaders usin