William L. Shirer Knihy

William L. Shirer (1904–1994) pracoval v letech před druhou světovou válkou a během ní jako novinový dopisovatel a rozhlasový hlasatel společnosti CBS. Mezi jeho úspěšné a kritikou uznávané knihy patří bestsellery The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (česky Vzestup a pád Třetí říše, L. Marek, Brno 2004), This is Berlin a The nightmare years. Berlínský deník vyšel poprvé v roce 1941 a jeho načasování bylo perfektní. Tryskala z něho energie, vášeň a napětí. Kniha se okamžitě setkala s nadšeným přijetím a stala se prvním odkazem své doby, na jehož základě mnoho přemýšlivých Američanů posuzovalo události v Evropě. Jednalo se o ten ideální případ, kdy se správný novinář ocitl ve správnou dobu na správném místě. Kniha - napsána novinářem jako očitým svědkem - představovala a stále představuje jedno z nemnoha děl svého druhu.

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

The uncensored and intimate account of William L Shirer's experiences in Germany during World War II.

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.