William L. Shirer

William L. Shirer was an American journalist and historian whose reporting from Nazi Germany and book The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich shaped popular understanding of the Nazi era.

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: William L. Shirer’s 1960 history of Nazi Germany, based on research and his experience as a correspondent in Europe. This bestselling work made Shirer’s account of Hitler’s regime widely known.
Cicero, Illinois: A city adjoining Chicago, where William L. Shirer was born in 1904. Shirer’s American upbringing began in this Chicago-area community.
Edward R. Murrow: An American broadcast journalist known for radio reports from Europe during World War II. Murrow and Shirer helped make CBS’s European reporting a defining form of wartime radio journalism.
Hugh Trevor-Roper: A British historian whose work on Nazi Germany included The Last Days of Hitler. His scholarly treatment of Hitler’s final days differs in scope and method from Shirer’s broad narrative.
Berlin Diary: William L. Shirer’s diary-based account of life and reporting in Europe from 1934 to 1941. It records his firsthand observations before and during the early years of World War II.
Coe College: A private liberal arts college in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Shirer studied before becoming a journalist. His education preceded his move into newspaper reporting.
Mildred Gillars: An American broadcaster who made propaganda broadcasts for Nazi Germany during World War II. Her broadcasts show how radio reporting could be turned into propaganda rather than eyewitness journalism.
Alan Bullock: A British historian whose biography Hitler: A Study in Tyranny appeared in 1952. Bullock’s earlier biography provides a distinct historical interpretation of Hitler’s rise and rule.
CBS World News Roundup: An American radio news program launched in 1938, among the first to present live reports from overseas correspondents. Shirer’s broadcasts from Europe helped establish its format of direct reporting.
Chicago Tribune: An American daily newspaper founded in 1847 and based in Chicago. Shirer worked for the newspaper before taking overseas reporting assignments.

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