The Nightmare Years 1930-1940, by Shirer, William L - 1984

Little, Brown & Co.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1984. First Edition; First Impression. Hardcover. 0316787035 . Stated first edition. Book and dust look new. Dust may have very minor rubs. "The author recounts his pre-WW2 years as a journalist in Nazi Germany". William Lawrence Shirer (February 23, 1904 – December 28, 1993) 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) (wiki) ; Photographs; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 654 pages .