BERLIN DIARY by William L. Shirer, Gordon A. Craig (Foreword) ( 9780801870569 )

Item Details

Title:

BERLIN DIARY
THE JOURNAL OF A FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT, 1934-1941

By:

William L. Shirer, Gordon A. Craig (Foreword)

Format:

Paperback

List price:	£39.00
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ISBN 10:

0801870569

ISBN 13:

9780801870569

Publisher:

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

29 April, 2002

Pages:

648

Description:

A day-by-day, eyewitness account of the momentous events leading up to World War II. CBS radio broadcaster William L. Shirer was virtually unknown in 1940 when he decided there might be a book in the diaries he had kept in Europe in the 1930s and this book first appeared in 1941.

Synopsis:

By the acclaimed journalist and bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, this day-by-day, eyewitness account of the momentous events leading up to World War II in Europe is now available in a new paperback edition. CBS radio broadcaster William L. Shirer was virtually unknown in 1940 when he decided there might be a book in the diary he had kept in Europe during the 1930s-specifically those sections dealing with the collapse of the European democracies and the rise of Nazi Germany. Berlin Diary first appeared in 1941, and the timing was perfect. The energy, the passion, the electricity in it were palpable. The book was an instant success, and it became the frame of reference against which thoughtful Americans judged the rush of events in Europe. It exactly matched journalist to event: the right reporter at the right place at the right time. It stood, and still stands, as so few books have ever done-a pure act of journalistic witness.

Reader Age:

From 18

US Grade:

College Freshman and over

Publication:

Imprint:

Johns Hopkins University Press

Returns:

Non-returnable

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