Berlin Diary
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| Author | William Shirer |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | 1941 |
| Publication place | United States |
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Berlin Diary (1934–1941) is a first-hand account of the rise of Nazi Germany and its road to war, as witnessed by the American journalist William L. Shirer.[1] Shirer, a radio reporter for CBS, covered Germany for several years until the Nazi press censors made it impossible for him to report objectively to his listeners in the United States; feeling increasingly uncomfortable, he left the country. The identities of many of Shirer's German sources were disguised to protect these people from retaliation by the German secret police, the Gestapo. The contents of this book provided much of the material for his landmark book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.
The book, published in 1941, was "the first attempt by a big-name American journalist to shed light on what was really happening in Nazi Germany."[2] It sold almost 600,000 copies in the first year of its publication.[3] At the time of its publication, the book was widely praised by academics and critics.[2]
In 1947, End of a Berlin Diary continued and finished the story of the Third Reich, from July 20, 1944, to the Nuremberg Trials.
See also
References
- ^ "William L. Shirer, Author, Is Dead at 89". nytimes. New York Times. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ a b Ken Cuthbertson (2015-05-01). The Long Night: William L. Shirer and the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-4544-1. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ Ken Cuthbertson (2015-05-01). The Long Night: William L. Shirer and the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. McGill-Queen's Press. ISBN 978-0-7735-4544-1. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
External links
- Berlin Diary at Open Library
- Berlin Diary full text online
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