William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer
23 February 1904 – 28 December 1993- Books
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William Lawrence Shirer was an American journalist and war correspondent. He wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany that has been read by many and cited in scholarly works for more than 50 years. Originally a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the International News Service, Shirer was the first reporter hired by Edward R. Murrow for what would become a CBS radio team of journalists known as "Murrow's Boys". He became known for his broadcasts from Berlin, from the rise of the Nazi dictatorship through the first year of World War II (1940). With Murrow, he organized the first broadcast world news roundup, a format still followed by news broadcasts.
Shirer wrote more than a dozen books besides The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, including Berlin Diary (published in 1941); The Collapse of the Third Republic (1969), which drew on his experience living and working in France from 1925 to 1933; and a three-volume autobiography, Twentieth Century Journey (1976 to 1990).
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William L. Shirer is most widely recognized for his comprehensive historical account, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, which details the history of Nazi Germany.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich was adapted into a documentary miniseries in 1968, narrated by Shirer himself. His work Berlin Diary was also adapted into a film titled Hitler's Madman.
A new reader interested in his historical works would typically start with The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, as it is his most acclaimed and comprehensive work on the subject.