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基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2011. Here, thanks to Steve Wick's unique access to Shirer's archives - inluding never-before-seen journals and letters - this book fleshes out the details of the maverick journalist's adventures in Europe, delivering a new, rich perspective on the Third Reich.
Full Description
Published to widespread media attention, The Long Night follows the tremendous journey of legendary American journalist William L. Shirer. During the 1930s, Shirer brought the events in Europeto the English speaking world through his broadcasts on Edward R.Murrow's CBS.Despite the Nazis best attempts to control the airwaves, he broadcast live reports of the Germans annexation of Austria and the occupation of Paris. Unlike other foreign correspondents, Shirer never believed the Nazis and was the first to warn the world of the danger that lay ahead. After the war, Shirer penned the classic The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, published in 1960. Although he left behind diaries of his war years, this is the first biography of the maverick reporter who continues to inspire fleets of journalists and historians.
Contents
Prologue: Leaving Berlin The Writer His Luck Holds The American Correspondent The Long Train Home His Luck Holds Again Gestapo at the Train Station Berlin and the World Tauentzienstrasse The Watering Hole Ten - The Dirty Liar P*** On his Grave Bad Writing Get Out of the Country Drinks at the Adlon The Jewish Doctor Clearing the Mountains The Photographer Sigrid Wakes Him Up Lies as Thick as Grass The Germans are Out of Their Minds Riding in Staff Cars War of the Worlds A Long Train Ride to Tess Crowded Buses A Warning from a Friend Postscript: The Ruins Author's Note Acknowledgements Bibliography Endnotes
