Berlin Diary. Europe on the Brink of World War II Through the Eyes of an American Correspondent

A personal diary capturing a turning point in the life of 20th-century Europe – the eve of World War II – is perceived today as a unique document. Its pages preserved the atmosphere of pre-war Germany, intoxicated by revanchist sentiments, hysterically adoring the Führer; they detail the systematic militarization of the country, the methods of the Hitler propaganda machine, and the mobilization of all national reserves for total war for world domination. Among the figures mentioned are not only Adolf Hitler and his closest associates Hess, Göring, Himmler, Ley, Ribbentrop, but also the leaders of the world powers Roosevelt, Churchill, Stalin, Franco, Mussolini, Pétain, Beneš, de Gaulle, etc., heads of ruling royal dynasties, ministers, ambassadors, and the highest general staff. The author also provides numerous expressive details and original observations about the Germans and the inhabitants of European states.