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The diarists of 1940 : an annus mirabilis

Title
The diarists of 1940 : an annus mirabilis / by Andrew Sangster.
Author
Sangster, Andrew, 1945-
Publication
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.

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Description
xiv, 400 pages; 22 cm
Summary
This book examines the integrity of diary keeping and selects seven major diarists from Germany, Italy and Britain who wrote their diaries as the events of 1940 unfolded. They wrote without the benefit of hindsight, and any additional notes a few of them added later are ignored here unless critical. The volume explores how these people understood what was happening in this critical year as it occurred. A few other diarists are quoted, but the seven chosen have been selected for their importance, namely Ulrich von Hassell (a German diplomat and anti-Nazi); Galeazzo Ciano, the Italian Foreign Minister (and Mussolini's son-in-law); Sir John Colville, Lord Alanbrooke, Victor Klemperer, Paul Joseph Göbbels, and George Orwell
Subject
  • Diarists > Europe
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, English
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, Italian
  • World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, German
  • Diaries
  • Nineteen forty, A.D
  • Europe > History > 1918-1945
Genre/Form
Personal narratives.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
The integrity of diaries -- The diarists -- Twentieth century conflagration -- September to December 1939 -- January 1940 -- February 1940 -- March 1940 -- April 1940 -- May 1940 -- June 1940 -- July 1940 -- August 1940 -- September 1940 -- October 1940 -- November 1940 -- December 1940
Call Number
JFD 20-3869
ISBN
  • 1527543803
  • 9781527543805
OCLC
1131899202
Author
Sangster, Andrew, 1945- author.
Title
The diarists of 1940 : an annus mirabilis / by Andrew Sangster.
Publisher
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Research Call Number
JFD 20-3869
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