Author

William L. Shirer

William L. Shirer (1904-1993) was an American journalist and historian, renowned for his firsthand reporting on Nazi Germany. As a CBS radio correspondent in Berlin from 1934 to 1940, Shirer gained unparalleled insight into the Third Reich, lending credibility to his seminal work, "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." His other notable works include "Berlin Diary," documenting his experiences in pre-war Germany, and "The Collapse of the Third Republic," about France's fall in World War II.