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The Long Night: William L. Shirer And The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich (2011)

by Steve Wick(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0230623182 (ISBN13: 9780230623187)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Palgrave Macmillan Trade

review 1: William Shirer wrote extensively about his own life. He published the diaries of his time in Berlin during WWII and included many personal experiences in his epic The Rise and Fall of Third Reich. Later, he published a three volume autobiography. I find Shirer and his story very interesting, so I've read most of this. Unfortunately, while Wick's writing is good, and this book is well researched, it is more interesting to read Shirer's story in his own words.
review 2: Although the story itself is a good one, and the writing was well-done, I'm too much a fan of Shirer's writings themselves to enjoy a book about Shirer's experiences that draws so heavily on the writings of his that I read. I did like the research on their acquaintance Helene from Vienna and the ... moreinformation about him in later years, but was hoping for more of that information, having read a few of Shirer's books. For others who want a good overview of some of the interesting points of Shirer's time as a Berlin correspondent in 200 pages rather than 2,000 pages, this might be a good read. less

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