In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin Check Availability

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In 1933, William Dodd became the first US ambassador to Germany after the Nazis took power. Moving his family to Berlin, he had no conception of the harrowing days ahead. At the time, nothing was certain; Hitler did not yet possess absolute power, and few outsiders expected his government to survive. The family experienced days full of excitement, intrigue, and ultimately horror, when a climactic spasm of violence and murder revealed Hitler’s true character and ruthless ambition. Published in 2011; 448 pages.

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