The Collapse of the Third Republic by Shirer, William L.

The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780795300332)

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The Collapse of the Third Republic by Shirer, William L.

The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940

$31.99
The Collapse of the Third Republic by Shirer, William L.

The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940

$31.99
Format: Paperback
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The National Book Award-winning historian's "vivid and moving" eyewitness account of the fall of France to Hitler's Third Reich at the outset of WWII (The New York Times).

As an international war correspondent and radio commentator during World War II, William L. Shirer didn't just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world's oldest military powers--and institute a rule of terror and paranoia. Based on in-person conversations with the leaders, diplomats, generals, and ordinary citizens who both shaped the events and lived through them, Shirer constructs a compelling account of historical events without losing sight of the human experience.

From the heroic efforts of the Freedom Fighters to the tactical military misjudgments that caused the fall and the daily realities of life for French citizens under Nazi rule, this fascinating and exhaustively documented account brings this significant episode of history to life.

"This is a companion effort to Shirer's The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, also voluminous but very readable, reflecting once again both Shirer's own experience and an enormous mass of historical material well digested and assimilated." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Author: William L. Shirer
ISBN-10: 0795300336
ISBN-13: 9780795300332
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC
Language: English
Published: 11/22/2022
Pages: 1050
Format: Paperback
Weight: 3.32lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 2.35d
By William L. Shirer
By William L. Shirer
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William Shirer (1904-1993) was originally a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and was the first journalist hired by Edward R. Murrow for what would become a team of journalists for CBS radio. Shirer distinguished himself and quickly became known for his broadcasts from Berlin during the rise of the Nazi dictatorship through the first year of World War II. Shirer was the first of "Edward R. Murrow's Boys"--broadcast journalists--who provided news coverage during World War II and afterward. It was Shirer who broadcast the first uncensored eyewitness account of the annexation of Austria. Shirer is best known for his books The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, which won the National Book Award, and Berlin Diary.

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