William L. Shirer Libros

"Diario de Berlín" es un clásico, la mejor crónica de la Europa de entreguerras, un libro que sigue siendo la lectura obligada para conocer el período más oscuro y fascinante del siglo XX. Publicado por vez primera en 1941, la clarividencia, la pasión y la tensión de sus páginas encontraron un público ávido de información y lo convirtieron de inmdediato en un texto de referencia sobre el torrente de acontecimientos que sucedían en Europa. La férrea censura de los nazis obligó a Shirer, corresponsal en Berlín de la CBS, a reservar lo mejor de su lucidez e inteligencia para su diario personal. Sus extraordinarias anotaciones constituyen la crónica periodística que no pudo transmitir. Iluminado por un profundo conocimiento de la vida alemana y europea de la época y la comprensión de las corrientes más profundas de la política internacional, en sus páginas presenciamos el arrogante avance del Tercer Reich y la imparable marcha de Europa hacia la guerra.

Rise of Adolf Hitler - Growth of Nazi power - War; early victories and the turning point - Fall of Mussolini - Fall of the Third Reich.

Radiocommentaren van de toenmalige CBS-correspondent in Berlijn.

Through these articles, translations of Hitler's speeches and his own broadcasts William Shirer shows how he tried to warn the Western world of the terrible evil that was arising in Germany. The author describes from first hand the years in which a collective madness gripped the German soul.

The Bismark was the greatest warship ever built, with guns so powerful and accurate it could destroy an enemy ship while safely staying outside the line of fire. But the Allies had to sink it…or risk losing the war. William Shirer, famed World War II correspondent and author of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich , captures every suspenseful moment of the perilous mission. Most tragic of all was the loss of the HMS Hood , the British Navy’s star battleship, sunk by the Bismark in just minutes. However, a mixture of luck and new technology—including radar—turned the tide in the Allies’ favor.

At the beginning of the 1930s, historian William L. Shirer was sent to India by the Chicago Tribune to cover the rise of the Independence Movement. During this time Shirer was privileged to observe Mahatma Gandhi as he launched the Civil Disobedience Campaign and to enjoy his personal friendship and confidence. In this fascinating memoir, Shirer writes perceptively and unforgettably about Gandhi's frailties as well as his accomplishments. Despite his greatness, Gandhi was the first to admit that he was a human being with his own prejudices and peculiarities: he could be stubborn and dictatorial, yet the magnificence of the man rose above all else. "Gandhi: A Memoir" sheds a special light on the man who left such an indelible imprint on India and the world.