DIARIO DI BERLINO 1934-1947 | 1967 | WILLIAM L. SHIRER

William L. Shirer’s Diario di Berlino 1934–1947 is a crucial document of historical journalism and eyewitness testimony, chronicling the rise, dominance, and collapse of the Nazi regime. Compiled from the author’s personal notes and broadcasts as a correspondent in Germany, the diary captures the atmosphere of Berlin during Hitler’s consolidation of power, the Second World War, and the immediate postwar years. Shirer combines detailed observation of daily life with acute political analysis, offering a portrait of dictatorship seen from within. The work’s enduring significance lies in its ability to convey both factual reporting and the moral unease of an American journalist confronting authoritarianism, making it a foundational text for the study of Nazi Germany, war reporting, and modern European history.