In the Garden of Beasts
Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin
Ranked #3 in Berlin, Ranked #4 in C++ — see more rankings.
The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America’s first ambassador to Hitler’s Nazi Germany in a year that proved to be a turning point in history.
A mild-mannered professor from Chicago, Dodd brings along his wife, son, and flamboyant daughter, Martha. At first Martha is entranced by the parties and pomp, and the handsome young men of the Third Reich with their infectious enthusiasm for... more
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Steve Schmidt @egayle333 Ellyn, with respect Hitler was always clear about his intent. A great book to read from a US perspective is In the Garden of Beasts. Trump is much more analogous to Mussolini. (Source)
Daniel Hamermesh At a time of increased danger of totalitarianism in the U.S., reading a history of an insider’s view of its growth in Germany in the 1930s gives a good perspective on our contemporary problems, as well as being fascinating history and biography in its own right. (Source)
Rankings by Category
In the Garden of Beasts is ranked in the following categories:
- #86 in American History
- #7 in Diplomacy
- #4 in European History
- #31 in Fascism
- #7 in German History
- #13 in Historical Nonfiction
- #22 in History
- #31 in Holocaust
- #86 in Jewish
- #93 in Modern History
- #88 in Nonfiction
- #63 in Power
- #84 in True Crime
- #96 in True Stories
- #67 in US History
- #80 in War
- #77 in Wars
- #18 in World History
- #20 in World War II
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