Berlin diary

the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941

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Berlin diary

the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941

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Essential Historic Document. This is a most important historic document as it is the only known diary written by a professional journalist while on assignment in nazi Germany from 1933 to 1941. Prior to this, Bill Shirer was on assignment in Paris. There is no other Book I know that provides a better description of Germany's transformation from an essentially western democratic nation to a nazi gangster society. Many historians wonder 'how could this happen'? William Shirer answers this question. This is not an amateur diary and Shirer understood during the writing that it would become an important historic document. He was in the belly of the beast for all the important transformative years -1933 to 1941. He displayed great bravery by staying to the last minute. He was also a master at keeping the nazis from deporting him yet also reporting the factual news. —A juggling act that has never been matched. We owe much to William Shirer.

Moreover, Shirer understood the Weimar, Prussian, German, nazi and European psyche better than any other American writer. Shirer was fluent in German, French, Swiss, and few more European languages. This is essential reading for a serious historian, anthropologist or sociologist.

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Publisher
A. A. Knopf
Language
English
Pages
483

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Cover of: Berlin Diary
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941
October 1995, BBS Publishing Corporation
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Berlin diary
Berlin diary: the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941
1988, Little, Brown
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Berlin diary
Berlin diary: the journal of a foreign correspondent 1934-1941
1979, Penguin Books
in English
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Edition Notes

Includes index.

Published in
New York
Genre
Personal narratives, American.

The Physical Object

Pagination
vi, 483 p. ;
Number of pages
483

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL16060206M

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