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So, does Shirer's Diary add anything to his “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich”?

Sully Augustine Rise and Fall is Shirer's well considered and exhaustively researched (at its time) history of the entire Nazi period. It was, as I recall, a fascinat…moreRise and Fall is Shirer's well considered and exhaustively researched (at its time) history of the entire Nazi period. It was, as I recall, a fascinating read, not at all as dry as one might expect. Of course I read it in 1962 or so when it was relatively recent history that had shaped the world I was in. I read Berlin Diary recently, nearly 80 years after the period in question, and found it fascinating for its insight into what Shirer was thinking as events occurred. I strongly recommend both books. (less)

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