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Essay: Victor Klemperer considered himself a German above all else. His diaries of life in the Third Reich chronicle his painful awakening to violent antisemitism. By Casey Schwartz

Essay: Victor Klemperer considered himself a German above all else. His diaries of life in the Third Reich chronicle his painful awakening to violent antisemitism. By Casey Schwartz | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Eva and Victor Klemperer in 1936. Credit...via SLUB/Dresden Digitization Center
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About the essayist: Casey Schwartz is the author of In the Mind Fields, and Attention: A Love Story.
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The Guardian's 100 best nonfiction books: No 32 – 'The Last Days of Hitler' by Hugh Trevor-Roper (1947)

The Guardian's 100 best nonfiction books: No 32 – 'The Last Days of Hitler' by Hugh Trevor-Roper (1947) | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
The historian’s vivid, terrifying account of the Führer’s demise, based on his postwar work for British intelligence, remains unsurpassed
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Biography: Historian Paul Addison's top 10 books on Winston Churchill

Biography: Historian Paul Addison's top 10 books on Winston Churchill | Writers & Books | Scoop.it
Paul Addison is director of the centre for second world war studies at the University of Edinburgh. He is a former visiting fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and the author of Churchill: The Unexpected Hero recently published by Oxford University Press
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In light of the new film on Winston Churchill, 'Darkest Hour' - with what looks like an Oscar-winning performance by Gary Oldman as Churchill - it seemed timely to republish historian Paul Addison's 10 recommendations for great books on the man, his life and his many talents and abilities.
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