Assignment to Berlin

<p><strong>Assignment to Berlin</strong> first published in 1942 is the account of Harry Flannery who in late 1940 replaced William Shirer as the CBS Radio News correspondent in Germany (Shirer was forced to leave the country due to his growing criticism of the Nazi regime). In contrast to Shirer's focus on the 'big picture' Flannery's approach was to describe everyday life in Nazi Germany during this momentous period while at the same time conducting radio interviews with Nazi leaders flying aces ground commanders civilians and interned celebrities such as British author P. G. Wodehouse. Based in Berlin Flannery also describes his travels to France Belgium Crete and Switzerland in this unique insightful look at life at the center of the Third Reich.</p>