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Books by William Shirer

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  1. Berlin Diary: A Wartime Correspondent's Observations in Germany, 1934-1941 (Obelisk) 柏林日记:二战驻德记者见闻:1934-1941(方尖碑) Historical321k WordsCompleted From 1934 to 1941, William L. Shirer, as a correspondent stationed in Germany, witnessed and reported on the entire process as the fledgling Nazi Germany dragged Europe and the rest of the world step by step into the abyss of war. He experienced major historical events such as the Place de la Concorde riots, Germany's annexation of Austria, and the partition of Czechoslovakia. He also promptly sent the world extensive firsthand reports from the battlefields of Poland, Norway, France, and the Bat 174Reads9.2Score—Shelves
  2. The Collapse of the Third Republic: A Study of France's Fall in 1940 (Obelisk) 第三共和国的崩溃:一九四〇年年法国沦陷之研究(方尖碑) Historical942k WordsCompleted William Shirer was not only a scholar of France’s defeat and collapse in World War II, but also an eyewitness. He watched as France, a military power on the European continent, proved utterly incapable of resisting Nazi Germany’s invasion and fell completely in just six weeks. How did it happen? After nearly a decade of studying the vast archives left behind and conducting hundreds of interviews with the leaders, generals, diplomats, and ordinary people of the French Third Republic, Shirer offer 124Reads9.3Score—Shelves
  3. The Rise and Fall of Hitler 希特勒的兴亡 52k WordsCompleted The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a classic work by William L. Shirer The author witnessed firsthand and reported on Hitler's entire journey from rise to downfall. He saw Hitler's rousing inaugural speech, his arrogance after Poland fell in three months, and his contemptuous disdain as he accepted France's surrender. This book is a concise, classic account of Hitler's life. 46Reads8.2Score—Shelves