Devil's Diary
Autor Robert K. Wittman, David Kinneyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 29 mar 2016
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780007576647
ISBN-10: 0007576641
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 154 x 234 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN-10: 0007576641
Pagini: 416
Dimensiuni: 154 x 234 x 45 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
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A
groundbreaking
World
War
II
narrative
wrapped
in
a
riveting
detective
story,The
Devil’s
Diaryinvestigates
the
disappearance
of
a
private
diary
penned
by
one
of
Adolf
Hitler’s
top
aides—Alfred
Rosenberg,
his
“chief
philosopher”—and
mines
its
long-hidden
pages
to
deliver
an
eye-opening
account
of
the
Nazi
rise
to
power
and
the
genesis
of
the
Holocaust.
The diary was discovered hidden in a Bavarian castle at war’s end, but after Rosenberg was convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg and executed, the pages mysteriously vanished. More than half a century later, Robert K. Wittman learned of the diary when the chief archivist for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contacted him at the FBI to say that someone was trying to sell it for more than a million dollars. The phone call sparked a decade-long hunt. From the crusading Nuremberg prosecutor who smuggled the diary out of Germany to the man who finally turned it over, everyone had reasons for hiding the truth.
The diary was discovered hidden in a Bavarian castle at war’s end, but after Rosenberg was convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg and executed, the pages mysteriously vanished. More than half a century later, Robert K. Wittman learned of the diary when the chief archivist for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum contacted him at the FBI to say that someone was trying to sell it for more than a million dollars. The phone call sparked a decade-long hunt. From the crusading Nuremberg prosecutor who smuggled the diary out of Germany to the man who finally turned it over, everyone had reasons for hiding the truth.
Recenzii
“Mesmerizing.”
“This volume cannot be recommended too highly. It is another smoking gun with which to condemn the Third Reich and further serves to reinforce what has become a 70-year mantra: We should never forget nor, more importantly, repeat man’s worst inhumanity to man.”
“A fascinating scholarly detective story centering on the often overlooked ideological architect of the Third Reich...The authors do an excellent job of teasing out the fine details and placing them in the larger context...A footnote to a much larger story but a welcome one.”
“The efforts to recover [the diary] make up the most interesting part of art-crime expert Wittman and Pulitzer-winning Kinney’s frequently riveting, serpentine account featuring a Nuremberg prosecutor, a museum archivist, and an FBI agent...The authors have provided an engrossing tale of a detective-style search.”
“The Devil’s Diaryis the story of the diary, its eventual recovery, and its harrowing content, providing an intense look at one of the major architects of the Holocaust.”
“The Devil’s Diaryhas all the elements of a great book: a hugely influential but forgotten confidant of Adolf Hitler, a long-lost Nazi journal, and a crusading Jewish lawyer who spent his life at war with the leading men of the Third Reich.”
“The Devil’s Diaryis a very rewarding read. While exposing in fresh, stunning detail the role Alfred Rosenberg played in the Holocaust, Kinney and Wittman also reveal the oft-tangled but fascinating world where history is recorded and written. Well done!”
“Alfred Rosenberg...arises in horrific clarity in Wittman and Kinney’s engrossing book. Rosenberg’s personal writings, which were nearly lost to history, receive a dramatic interpretation inThe Devil’s Diary. It’s an intriguing read for anyone fascinated by the personalities of Nazi Germany.”
“The Devil’s Diaryis lively and well written. Part detective story, part history book, it restores Rosenberg to his rightful place in the narrative, a man...who was profoundly influential, not least in providing what meagre intellectual underpinning Nazism could muster...a fascinating read.”
“Those with an interest in German history will find this narrative engaging.”
“A rollicking memoir... investigative details dazzle...Pricelesscan read at times, not unpleasantly, as if an art history textbook got mixed up at the printer with a screenplay forThe Wire.”
“Almost every case he recounts has enough intrigue and suspense for a Hollywood screenplay.”
“Genius…riveting…should be a TV series.”
“This volume cannot be recommended too highly. It is another smoking gun with which to condemn the Third Reich and further serves to reinforce what has become a 70-year mantra: We should never forget nor, more importantly, repeat man’s worst inhumanity to man.”
“A fascinating scholarly detective story centering on the often overlooked ideological architect of the Third Reich...The authors do an excellent job of teasing out the fine details and placing them in the larger context...A footnote to a much larger story but a welcome one.”
“The efforts to recover [the diary] make up the most interesting part of art-crime expert Wittman and Pulitzer-winning Kinney’s frequently riveting, serpentine account featuring a Nuremberg prosecutor, a museum archivist, and an FBI agent...The authors have provided an engrossing tale of a detective-style search.”
“The Devil’s Diaryis the story of the diary, its eventual recovery, and its harrowing content, providing an intense look at one of the major architects of the Holocaust.”
“The Devil’s Diaryhas all the elements of a great book: a hugely influential but forgotten confidant of Adolf Hitler, a long-lost Nazi journal, and a crusading Jewish lawyer who spent his life at war with the leading men of the Third Reich.”
“The Devil’s Diaryis a very rewarding read. While exposing in fresh, stunning detail the role Alfred Rosenberg played in the Holocaust, Kinney and Wittman also reveal the oft-tangled but fascinating world where history is recorded and written. Well done!”
“Alfred Rosenberg...arises in horrific clarity in Wittman and Kinney’s engrossing book. Rosenberg’s personal writings, which were nearly lost to history, receive a dramatic interpretation inThe Devil’s Diary. It’s an intriguing read for anyone fascinated by the personalities of Nazi Germany.”
“The Devil’s Diaryis lively and well written. Part detective story, part history book, it restores Rosenberg to his rightful place in the narrative, a man...who was profoundly influential, not least in providing what meagre intellectual underpinning Nazism could muster...a fascinating read.”
“Those with an interest in German history will find this narrative engaging.”
“A rollicking memoir... investigative details dazzle...Pricelesscan read at times, not unpleasantly, as if an art history textbook got mixed up at the printer with a screenplay forThe Wire.”
“Almost every case he recounts has enough intrigue and suspense for a Hollywood screenplay.”
“Genius…riveting…should be a TV series.”