The policy of cooperation with Nazi Germany pursued by the Danish government during the Second World War caused conflicting opinions among the Danes and became the subject of close study after the war. The question of whether this policy was in the national interest, whether it was necessary and legitimate, has generated an extensive literature and remains relevant to the present day. The book "The Trial of Scavenius" is also devoted to this topic. Its content is originally designed in the form of a fictional trial. For a wide range of readers interested in the history and literature of Denmark.