The sub-title of this book is: 'A Problem in Diagnosis and Forensic Psychiatry'. The volume also attempts to answer the question : Was Rudolph Hess sane when he astounded the world by flying to Britain Did the strain of his adventure and his subsequent captivity unbalance his mind? Under the editorship of J R Rees the psychiatrists & others who were concerned with his case Have compiled a full record from both a medical & psychological viewpoint. An article from 'Time' (dated 16 Sept 1966) about Deputy Fuhrer Hess, his high profile colleagues & their incarceration in Spandau Prison is included loosely inside the book.