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In the garden of beasts : love, terror, and an American family in Hitler's Berlin / Erik Larson, c2011, Crown Publishers, 943.086 LARS.
Subjects
Dodd, William Edward, -- 1869-1940.
Diplomats -- United States -- Biography.
Historians -- United States -- Biography.
National socialism -- Germany.
Germany -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945.
Notes
Map on end papers.
Summary
The bestselling author of "Devil in the White City" turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.
History of the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, that happened near the end of the Civil War. I'm about 40 pages in, getting the background on attitudes (of both sides) toward a negotiation for peace.. Ok so far, thorough..
Reading two mysteries set in Israel, modern era—police procedural but also social commentary which makes it more interesting/insightful to me—main character is Hadas Levinger, female, divorced, attorney turned detective—Which makes her an outsider in her community
Read first one today and started 2nd one “The Hit” right away-they are Kindle Unlimited so read for free w/my Amazon membership
Michal Hartstein is the author == has written some other things as well
Duty : memoirs of a Secretary at war / by Robert M. Gates, 1943- , c2014, Alfred A. Knopf, 355.6 GATE.
Subjects
Gates, Robert Michael, -- 1943-
United States. -- Department of Defense -- Officials and employees -- Biography.
United States. -- Department of Defense.
Cabinet officers -- United States -- Biography.
Iraq War, 2003-2011 -- Personal narratives.
Afghan War, 2001- -- Personal narratives, American.
War on Terrorism, 2001-2009 -- Personal narratives, American. ...
Summary
The former Secretary of Defense offers a candid account of serving Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Length - x, 618 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : index
Dir. CIA, US Air Force, NSC & in academia. An insider POV on his years serving during the Afghanistan & Iraq war on terror. Compelling reading.
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Terrifying days
