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World War II historian Andrew Nagorski recounts Adolf Hitlerâs rise to and consolidation of power, drawing on countless firsthand reports, letters, and diaries that narrate the creation of the Third Reich.
âHitlerland is a bit of a guilty pleasure. Reading about the Nazis is not supposed to be fun, butâŠ
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As the title suggests, this is a compendium of American visitorsâ impressions of Nazism in the 1930s. Their reactions varied from confusion to rage to applause, but Nagorski notes that, sooner or later, most came to the realization that Germany was âa society undergoing a horrific transformation in the name of a demented ideology,â and feared the implications for humanity. Another useful reminder of the essential role of solid, independent journalism, and of the methods by which seemingly decent people and entire societies can be devoured by hatred and tribalism. It seems, sadly, that we need a lot of remindingâŠ
From Robert's list on eyewitnesses to the rise of Adolf Hitler.
The 1930s were the golden age of newspaper reporting. Reporters were celebrities, and most American households subscribed to at least one of more than 2,000 daily newspapers. And the reporters covering Germany were the best of the best, from Edgar Ansel Mowrer, HV Kaltenborn, and William Shirer, to Dorothy Thompson and Sigrid Schultz. Nagorski, a former foreign correspondent himself, brings that expertise to this book, looking at what Germany was like in the 1930s and how American reporters tried to convey the chaos to the public at home. You will want to shout at the reportersâdonât they know what isâŠ
From Rebecca's list on the Holocaust and the United States.
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