Download or read book The Confessions of Klaus Barbie, the Butcher of Lyon written by Robert Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wilson, a Canadian jewel thief, claims to have met and befriended Klaus Barbie in South America and to have contracted with him to tell his "real story", based on his wartime scrapbook and taped interviews. Includes a lengthy memoir (pp. 130-198) in which Barbie admits his war crimes. Discusses, also, Barbie's postwar career and CIA connections, and the process which led to his exposure.