Travelers in the Third Reich: The Rise of Fascism: 1919-1945

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This fascinating and shocking history of the rise of the Nazis draws together a multitude of expatriate voiceseven Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckettinto a powerful narrative charting this extraordinary phenomenon. Without the benefit of hindsight how do you interpret whats right in front of your eyes? The events that took place in Germany between 1919 and 1945 were dramatic and terrible but there were also moments of confusion of doubteven of hope. How easy was it to know what was actually going on to grasp the essence of National Socialism to remain untouched by the propaganda or predict the Holocaust? Travelers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating first-hand accounts drawing together a multitude of voices and stories including politicians musicians diplomats schoolchildren communists scholars athletes poets fascists artists tourists and even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitlerone so palpable that the reader will feel hear even breathe the atmosphere. These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing absurd moving and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich its paradoxes and its ultimate destruction.