William L. Shirer
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William L. Shirer
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William Lawrence Shirer was an American journalist, war correspondent, and historian. His The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany, has been read by many and cited in scholarly works for more than 60 years; its fiftieth anniversary was marked by a new edition of the book. As a young man just out of college, in 1925 Shirer was hired by the Chicago Tribune and later worked for the International News Service; he was the first reporter hired by Edward R. Murrow for what became
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American journalist, war correspondent, and author (1904–1993)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_L._Shirer
date created:
2004-08-23T07:40:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T16:26:05Z
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