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William Lawrence Shirer (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ r ər /; February 23, 1904 – December 28, 1993) was an American journalist and war correspondent. He wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich , a history of Nazi Germany that has been read by many and cited in scholarly works for more than 50 years.
Learn about the life and work of William L. Shirer, a prominent American journalist who covered Nazi Germany and World War II for CBS radio. Find out how he witnessed the Anschluss, wrote Berlin Diary, and faced censorship and propaganda.
Apr 8, 2024 · William L. Shirer (born Feb. 23, 1904, Chicago, Ill., U.S.—died Dec. 28, 1993, Boston, Mass.) was an American journalist, historian, and novelist, best known for his massive study The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (1960).
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Dec 29, 1993 · William L. Shirer, the author of "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and a foreign correspondent whose pioneering live trans-Atlantic radio broadcasts on the eve of World War II helped...
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany is a book by American journalist William L. Shirer in which the author chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany from the birth of Adolf Hitler in 1889 to the end of World War II in Europe in 1945.
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Dec 21, 2023 · A review of the 1960 history book that captured the horrors of Nazi Germany and the Holocaust, based on the author's eyewitness accounts and extensive research. The reviewer praises Shirer's analysis of the German culture, politics and ideology that enabled Hitler's rise and fall.
Jun 10, 2015 · A new biography traces William L. Shirer’s arc from intrepid foreign correspondent to blacklist victim to mega-best-selling author.
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