Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence) 1904-1993
Overview
| Works: | 648 works in 2,114 publications in 9 languages and 39,360 library holdings |
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| Genres: | History Biography Personal narratives‡vAmerican Diaries Sources Juvenile works Biographies Autobiographies Fiction Internet videos |
| Roles: | Author, Reporter, Speaker, Collaborator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Commentator, Author of introduction, Narrator |
| Classifications: | DD256.5, 943.086 |
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Most widely held works about
William L Shirer
- Berlin diary : the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941 by William L Shirer( Book )
- 20th century journey : a memoir of a life and the times by William L Shirer( Book )
- Gandhi, a memoir by William L Shirer( Book )
- A complex fate : William L. Shirer and the American century by Ken Cuthbertson( )
- Journal de Berlin : 1934-1941 : chronique d'un correspondant étranger by William L Shirer( )
- End of a Berlin diary by William L Shirer( Book )
- 20th century journey : a memoir of a life and the times by William L Shirer( Book )
- The long night : William I. Shirer and the rise and fall of the Third Reich by Steve Wick( Book )
- A native's return, 1945-1988 by William L Shirer( Book )
- Eyewitness to History : William L. Shirer( Visual )
- Berlin diary : the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941 by William L Shirer( Recording )
- 20th century journey : a memoir of a life and the times by William L Shirer( Book )
- Berlin diary : the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941 by William L Shirer( Book )
- The nightmare years, 1930-1940 by William L Shirer( Book )
- The start, 1904-1930 by William L Shirer( Book )
- The start, 1904 -1930. Twentieth Century Journey by William L Shirer( )
- The long night : William L. Shirer and the rise and fall of the Third Reich by Steve Wick( Book )
- Berlin diary, 1934-1941 : the rise of the Third Reich by William L Shirer( Book )
- The Nightmare years by Anthony Page( Visual )
- Les années du cauchemar, 1934-1945 : mémoires d'une vie plongée dans son temps by William L Shirer( Book )
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Most widely held works by
William L Shirer
The rise and fall of the Third Reich by
William L Shirer(
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295 editions published between 1245 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 8,148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
History of Nazi Germany
295 editions published between 1245 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 8,148 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
History of Nazi Germany
The collapse of the Third Republic : an inquiry into the fall of France in 1940 by
William L Shirer(
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56 editions published between 1969 and 2014 in English and held by 3,709 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After setting the stage with a look at the founding of the Republic in 1871, describes the political, social, and religious divisions in the country, the "Maginot Line complex" growing out of military trust in a defensive war, and the deleterious effect of the tragedy of World War I
56 editions published between 1969 and 2014 in English and held by 3,709 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
After setting the stage with a look at the founding of the Republic in 1871, describes the political, social, and religious divisions in the country, the "Maginot Line complex" growing out of military trust in a defensive war, and the deleterious effect of the tragedy of World War I
The rise and fall of Adolf Hitler by
William L Shirer(
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23 editions published between 1961 and 2013 in English and held by 1,848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written by the author of The rise and fall of the Third Reich. This account of the life of Hitler includes significant events occurring in the political climate of the 1920's and 1930's, such as the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler's imprisonment, Mein Kampf, and the Second World War
23 editions published between 1961 and 2013 in English and held by 1,848 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Written by the author of The rise and fall of the Third Reich. This account of the life of Hitler includes significant events occurring in the political climate of the 1920's and 1930's, such as the Beer Hall Putsch, Hitler's imprisonment, Mein Kampf, and the Second World War
The sinking of the Bismarck by
William L Shirer(
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24 editions published between 1962 and 2017 in English and held by 1,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the week-long, hide-and-seek chase after the mighty Bismarck
24 editions published between 1962 and 2017 in English and held by 1,519 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The story of the week-long, hide-and-seek chase after the mighty Bismarck
Midcentury journey : the Western World through its years of conflict by
William L Shirer(
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22 editions published between 1952 and 1961 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
22 editions published between 1952 and 1961 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Love and hatred : the troubled marriage of Leo and Sonya Tolstoy by
William L Shirer(
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15 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in English and Chinese and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume presents a dual biography of Russians Leo and Sonya Tolstoy, offering a study of a long and stormy marriage between two remarkable individuals and the impact of their complex relationship on Leo's (1828-1910) literary work. Leo is considered a master of realistic fiction and one of the world's greatest novelists. He is best known for two long novels, War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). Leo and Sonya's marriage was marked from the outset by sexual passion and emotional insensitivity when Tolstoy, on the eve of their marriage, gave her his diaries detailing his extensive sexual past and the fact that one of the serfs on his estate had borne him a son. Even so, their early married life was ostensibly happy and allowed Tolstoy much freedom to compose his novels with Sonya acting as his secretary, proof-reader and financial manager. However, their latter life together has been described as one of the unhappiest in literary history. Tolstoy's relationship with his wife deteriorated as his beliefs became increasingly radical. This saw him seeking to reject his inherited and earned wealth, including the renunciation of the copyrights on his earlier works. The Tolstoy family left Russia in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution
15 editions published between 1993 and 1999 in English and Chinese and held by 954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This volume presents a dual biography of Russians Leo and Sonya Tolstoy, offering a study of a long and stormy marriage between two remarkable individuals and the impact of their complex relationship on Leo's (1828-1910) literary work. Leo is considered a master of realistic fiction and one of the world's greatest novelists. He is best known for two long novels, War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). Leo and Sonya's marriage was marked from the outset by sexual passion and emotional insensitivity when Tolstoy, on the eve of their marriage, gave her his diaries detailing his extensive sexual past and the fact that one of the serfs on his estate had borne him a son. Even so, their early married life was ostensibly happy and allowed Tolstoy much freedom to compose his novels with Sonya acting as his secretary, proof-reader and financial manager. However, their latter life together has been described as one of the unhappiest in literary history. Tolstoy's relationship with his wife deteriorated as his beliefs became increasingly radical. This saw him seeking to reject his inherited and earned wealth, including the renunciation of the copyrights on his earlier works. The Tolstoy family left Russia in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution
"This is Berlin" : radio broadcasts from Nazi Germany by
William L Shirer(
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11 editions published between 1999 and 2014 in English and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Through his broadcasts for Edward R. Murrow on CBS Radio, William Shirer was a masterful chronicler of the events in Europe that led up to World War II."--BOOK JACKET. "The reportage in "This Is Berlin" offers rich insights into the period before the darkest days descended and World War II began. With chilling immediacy, these broadcasts take the reader to the front, providing flashpoints of the imminent war in the words of America's most trusted correspondent. An introduction by noted historian John Keegan and a preface by Shirer's daughter, Inga Shirer Dean, serve to put Shirer's life and work into context."--Jacket
11 editions published between 1999 and 2014 in English and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Through his broadcasts for Edward R. Murrow on CBS Radio, William Shirer was a masterful chronicler of the events in Europe that led up to World War II."--BOOK JACKET. "The reportage in "This Is Berlin" offers rich insights into the period before the darkest days descended and World War II began. With chilling immediacy, these broadcasts take the reader to the front, providing flashpoints of the imminent war in the words of America's most trusted correspondent. An introduction by noted historian John Keegan and a preface by Shirer's daughter, Inga Shirer Dean, serve to put Shirer's life and work into context."--Jacket
The challenge of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland in our time by
William L Shirer(
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31 editions published between 1955 and 1977 in English and held by 905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
31 editions published between 1955 and 1977 in English and held by 905 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Berlin diary : the journal of a foreign correspondent, 1934-1941 by
William L Shirer(
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75 editions published between 1940 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reporters journal begining of WW II
75 editions published between 1940 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 446 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Reporters journal begining of WW II
End of a Berlin diary by
William L Shirer(
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26 editions published between 1947 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A vivid and unforgettable word picture of the destruction of Nazi Germany" (The New York Times). A radio broadcaster and journalist for Edward R. Murrow at CBS, William Shirer was new to the world of broadcast journalism when he began keeping a diary while on assignment in Europe during the 1930s. It was in 1940, when he was still a virtual unknown, that Shirer wondered whether his eyewitness account of the collapse of the world around Nazi Germany could be of any interest or value as a book. Shirer's Berlin Diary, which is considered the first full record of what was happening in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich, appeared in 1941. The book was an instant success'and would not be the last of his expert observations on Europe. Shirer returned to the European front in 1944 to cover the end of the war. As the smoke cleared, Shirer'who watched the birth of a monster that threatened to engulf the world'now stood witness to the death of the Third Reich. End of a Berlin Diary chronicles this year-long study of Germany after Hitler. Through a combination of Shirer's lucid, honest reporting, along with passages on the Nuremberg trials, copies of captured Nazi documents, and an eyewitness account of Hitler's last days, Shirer provides insight into the unrest, the weariness, and the tentative steps world leaders took towards peace
26 editions published between 1947 and 2016 in 3 languages and held by 406 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"A vivid and unforgettable word picture of the destruction of Nazi Germany" (The New York Times). A radio broadcaster and journalist for Edward R. Murrow at CBS, William Shirer was new to the world of broadcast journalism when he began keeping a diary while on assignment in Europe during the 1930s. It was in 1940, when he was still a virtual unknown, that Shirer wondered whether his eyewitness account of the collapse of the world around Nazi Germany could be of any interest or value as a book. Shirer's Berlin Diary, which is considered the first full record of what was happening in Germany during the rise of the Third Reich, appeared in 1941. The book was an instant success'and would not be the last of his expert observations on Europe. Shirer returned to the European front in 1944 to cover the end of the war. As the smoke cleared, Shirer'who watched the birth of a monster that threatened to engulf the world'now stood witness to the death of the Third Reich. End of a Berlin Diary chronicles this year-long study of Germany after Hitler. Through a combination of Shirer's lucid, honest reporting, along with passages on the Nuremberg trials, copies of captured Nazi documents, and an eyewitness account of Hitler's last days, Shirer provides insight into the unrest, the weariness, and the tentative steps world leaders took towards peace
The rise and fall of the Third Reich : [a history of Nazi Germany] by
William L Shirer(
Recording
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16 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in English and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century's blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. Shirer's unforgettable account of the pivotal characters and events of that critical era benefits from his many years as a reporter and his own personal recollections, as well as from the mass of historical documents retrieved from the German Foreign Office. The result is a brutally objective account of how Hitler wrested political control of Germany and managed to take the country with him on his mad six-year quest for world domination, only to see it go down in flames in the end
16 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in English and held by 317 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's German empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century's blackest hours. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. Shirer's unforgettable account of the pivotal characters and events of that critical era benefits from his many years as a reporter and his own personal recollections, as well as from the mass of historical documents retrieved from the German Foreign Office. The result is a brutally objective account of how Hitler wrested political control of Germany and managed to take the country with him on his mad six-year quest for world domination, only to see it go down in flames in the end
The traitor by
William L Shirer(
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7 editions published between 1950 and 1971 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
How and why a person turns traitor and works for enemy's propaganda machine
7 editions published between 1950 and 1971 in English and held by 300 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
How and why a person turns traitor and works for enemy's propaganda machine
Stranger, come home by
William L Shirer(
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7 editions published between 1954 and 1955 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
7 editions published between 1954 and 1955 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Le troisième Reich des origines à la chute by
William L Shirer(
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50 editions published between 1954 and 1983 in 3 languages and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
50 editions published between 1954 and 1983 in 3 languages and held by 170 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
La chute de la IIIe Republique : une enquete sur la defaite de 1940 by
William L Shirer(
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17 editions published between 1970 and 1990 in French and Undetermined and held by 146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
17 editions published between 1970 and 1990 in French and Undetermined and held by 146 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Gandhi, a memoir by
William L Shirer(
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27 editions published between 1979 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biography of the leader of the independence movement in India
27 editions published between 1979 and 2012 in 5 languages and held by 144 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A biography of the leader of the independence movement in India
The consul's wife by
William L Shirer(
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3 editions published in 1956 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published in 1956 in English and held by 133 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Der Zusammenbruch Frankreichs : Aufstieg und Fall der Dritten Republik by
William L Shirer(
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25 editions published between 1969 and 1978 in German and Undetermined and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
25 editions published between 1969 and 1978 in German and Undetermined and held by 129 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
20th century journey : a memoir of a life and the times by
William L Shirer(
Book
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33 editions published between 1976 and 1992 in English and Amharic and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a memoir not only of a life but of the times: the first part of the 20th century as the author saw it unfold in America, Europe and parts of Asia. It is both autobiography and history--by one of America's best known journalists and historians. At the Nuremberg Rallies, when Hitler roared through the streets celebrating his newly won domination,William Shirer was there. In Munich, as Chamberlain abandoned the Czechs,Shirer was there. When Hitler loosed his Blitzkrieg on Poland, Shirer was there." In this, the second volume of his memoirs, the prize-winning author provides an eyewitness and intensely personal vision of the crucible out of which the Nazi monster appeared
33 editions published between 1976 and 1992 in English and Amharic and held by 119 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is a memoir not only of a life but of the times: the first part of the 20th century as the author saw it unfold in America, Europe and parts of Asia. It is both autobiography and history--by one of America's best known journalists and historians. At the Nuremberg Rallies, when Hitler roared through the streets celebrating his newly won domination,William Shirer was there. In Munich, as Chamberlain abandoned the Czechs,Shirer was there. When Hitler loosed his Blitzkrieg on Poland, Shirer was there." In this, the second volume of his memoirs, the prize-winning author provides an eyewitness and intensely personal vision of the crucible out of which the Nazi monster appeared
End of a Berlin diary by
William L Shirer(
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5 editions published between 1947 and 1999 in German and English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1947 and 1999 in German and English and held by 115 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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Alternative Names
Gulielmus L. Shirer
Hsi-i-le, Wei-lien 1904-1993
Hsia-i-le, Wei-lien
Hsia-i-le, Wei-lien, 1904-
Hsia-i-le, Wei-lien 1904-1993
Šāyrir, Wīlyām 1904-1993
Shirer, Bill 1904-1993
Shirer, Uilʹi?a︡m, 1904-1993
Shirer, Uilʹi︠a︡m 1904-1993
Shirer W. L.
Shirer W. L. 1904-1993
Shirer, W. L. (William Lawrence)
Shirer William
Shirer, William 1904-
Shirer, William 1904-1993
Shirer William L.
Shirer, William L. 1904-1993
Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence)
Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence), 1904-
Shirer, William L. (William Lawrence), 1904-1993
Shirer William Lawrence
Shirer, William Lawrence 1904-
Shirer, William Lawrence 1904-1993
Shirer, William Lawrence, 1904-1994
Širer, Uilʹjam 1904-1993
William L. Shirer
William L. Shirer American journalist
William L. Shirer Amerikaans journalist
William L. Shirer journaliste américain
William L. Shirer periodista, corresponsal de guerra e historiador estadounidense
William L. Shirer US-amerikanischer Journalist, Historiker und Autor
William L. Shirer usona ĵurnalisto kaj aŭtoro
William L. Shirer yhdysvaltalainen journalisti ja historioitsija
William Lawrence Shirer
William Shirer giornalista e storico statunitense
Xiayile, Weilian 1904-1993
Ουίλιαμ Σίρερ
Ширер У
Ширер У. 1904-1993
Ширер У. Л
Ширер У. Л. 1904-1993
Ширер Уильям
Ширер, Уильям 1904-
Ширер, Уильям 1904-1993
ויליאם שיירר
ויליאם שיירר עיתונאי אמריקאי
שירער, וילים לורנס 1904-1994
שירר, וילים לורנס 1904-1994
شایرر, ویلیام.
وليام شيرر
وليام شيرر صحفي أمريكي
ویلیام شایرر ژورنالیست، نویسنده، و تاریخنگار آمریکایی
विलियम एल शैरर
사이러, 윌리엄 로렌스 1904-1993
샤이러, W. L. 1904-1993
샤이러, 윌리엄 L. 1904-1993
샤이러, 윌리엄 로렌스 1904-1993
ウィリアム・L・シャイラー
ウィリアム・L・シャイラー 1904-1993
シャイラー, ウィリアム
シャイラー, ウィリアム・L
シャイラー, ウイリアム
夏伊勒, 威廉 1904-1993
威廉·勞倫斯·夏伊勒
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