Book description
The first major biography of an iconic war correspondent sheds light on the personal life and fascinating career of a remarkable Canadian figure--and it's now available in paperback.
"This is Matthew Halton of the CBC."
So began Matthew Halton's war broadcasts. Originally a reporter for the Toronto Star, Matt Halton,…
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The story of a brave and insightful Canadian journalist sent by the Toronto Star to get a read on the Nazi regime shortly after Hitler’s 1933 seizure of power. As soon as he set foot in Germany, Matt Halton had a good sense of where this might be headed, and he remained in Europe for the next decade as Hitler ran roughshod over international treaties and norms and then plunged the continent, and much of the world, into war. You can sense the indignation in Halton’s public and private pronouncements – not just over Nazism’s outrages, but over the failure…
From Robert's list on The best books by and about eyewitnesses to the rise of Adolf Hitler.
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