Jack El-Hai

“The Nazi and the Psychiatrist is a fast-paced, deeply researched psychodrama about an ambitious American military psychiatrist who is drawn into a sick and dangerous relationship with Hermann Göring, Adolf…

“In this little known and completely gripping story of the American psychiatrist sent to analyze Nazi leaders following their World War II capture, Jack El-Hai tells of an encounter both…

“This intimate and insightful portrait of two intersecting, outsized personalities—one an exemplar of public service and the other an avatar of evil—is as suspenseful as a classic Hitchcock film that…

“With full access to Kelley’s notes on Nazi psychology, El-Hai infuses his story with the messy, compelling details of people’s lives. These tug the reader inside Kelley’s head for an…

“If you liked Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt, try The Nazi and the Psychiatrist by Jack El-Hai.”

“Jack El-Hai’s biography of Army psychiatrist Douglas Kelley provides a riveting look at the top Nazis awaiting trial — and reveals the dangerous power of intimacy with evil.”

“A detailed, meticulously researched book about a man who showed that evil can arise anywhere.”

“Ace reportage on the unique relationship between a prison physician and one of the Third Reich’s highest ranking officials… El-Hai’s gripping account turns a chilling page in American history and…

“Journalist El-Hai’s haunting historical account raises questions about the human capacity to cause harm…. In this thoroughly engaging story of the jocular master war criminal and the driven, self-aware psychiatrist,…

“In the chilling tale of Dr. Douglas Kelley, a young U.S. Army psychiatrist and his secret evaluations of Nazi leader Hermann Göring, Jack El-Hai weaves a harrowing narrative that brilliantly…