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WINNER OF THE MARK LYNTON HISTORY PRIZE • A prize-winning historian’s “effervescent” (The New Yorker) account of a close-knit band of wildly famous American reporters who, in the run-up to World War II, took on dictators and rewrote the rules of modern journalism
“High-speed, four-lane storytelling . . . Cohen’s all-action narrative bursts with colour and incident.”—Financial Times
NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITH BOOK PRIZE AND THE RALPH WALDO EMERSON AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE PROSE AWARD
ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, NPR, BookPage, Booklist
They were an astonishing group: glamorous, gutsy, and irreverent to the bone. As cub reporters in the 1920s, they roamed across a war-ravaged world, sometimes perched atop mules on wooden saddles, sometimes gliding through countries in the splendor of a first-class sleeper car. While empires collapsed and fledgling democracies faltered, they chased deposed empresses, international financiers, and Balkan gun-runners, and then knocked back doubles late into the night.
Last Call at the Hotel Imperial is the extraordinary story of John Gunther, H. R. Knickerbocker, Vincent Sheean, and Dorothy Thompson. In those tumultuous years, they landed exclusive interviews with Hitler and Mussolini, Nehru and Gandhi, and helped shape what Americans knew about the world. Alongside these backstage glimpses into the halls of power, they left another equally incredible set of records. Living in the heady afterglow of Freud, they subjected themselves to frank, critical scrutiny and argued about love, war, sex, death, and everything in between.
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Mariel Prager needs a break. Her husband Ned is having an identity crisis, her spunky, beloved restaurant is bleeding money by the day, and her mother Florence is stubbornly refusing to leave the church where she’s been holed up for more than a week. The Lakeside Supper Club has been in her family for decades, and while Mariel’s grandmother embraced the business, seeing it as a saving grace, Florence never took to it. When Mariel inherited the restaurant, skipping Florence, it created a rift between mother and daughter that never quite healed.
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Just okay
- De Joy Pahl en 05-14-23
De: J. Ryan Stradal
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The Vanquished
- Why the First World War Failed to End
- De: Robert Gerwarth
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
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In The Vanquished, a highly original and gripping work of history, Robert Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War. In large part it was not the fighting on the Western Front that proved so ruinous to Europe's future but the devastating aftermath, as countries on both sides of the original conflict were savaged by revolutions, pogroms, mass expulsions, and further major military clashes.
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little-known period following WWI is illuminated
- De John en 02-16-17
De: Robert Gerwarth
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Eight Days in May
- The Final Collapse of the Third Reich
- De: Volker Ullrich, Jefferson Chase - translator
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
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On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of the once-mighty Third Reich.
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Interesting history incompetently read
- De Oralabor Bondurant en 01-26-22
De: Volker Ullrich, y otros
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Spice
- The 16th-Century Contest That Shaped the Modern World
- De: Roger Crowley
- Narrado por: Samuel Roukin
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
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Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Portuguese explorers competed to find their elusive source. But when the Portuguese finally reached the spice islands of the Moluccas in 1511, they set in motion a fierce competition for control.
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Spice or Megellan?
- De BarbieAlaska en 06-21-24
De: Roger Crowley
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Road to Disaster
- A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam
- De: Brian VanDeMark
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 23 h y 12 m
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Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite many words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to explain why such decent and previously successful men stumbled so badly. That changes with Road to Disaster. Historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own interviews with many of those involved, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as Defense Secretaries for Kennedy and Johnson.
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Vietnam Veteran
- De Jim Rollins en 04-02-19
De: Brian VanDeMark
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Citizens of London
- The Americans Who Stood with Britain in Its Darkest, Finest Hour
- De: Lynne Olson
- Narrado por: Arthur Morey
- Duración: 17 h y 29 m
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Here is the behind-the-scenes story of how the United States forged its wartime alliance with Britain, told from the perspective of three key American players in London: Edward R. Murrow, Averell Harriman, and John Gilbert Winant. Drawing from a variety of primary sources, Olson skillfully depicts the dramatic personal journeys of these men who, determined to save Britain from Hitler, helped convince a cautious Franklin Roosevelt and a reluctant American public to support the British at a critical time.
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If we are together nothing is impossible
- De Susan en 03-06-10
De: Lynne Olson
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Saturday Night at the Lakeside Supper Club
- A Novel
- De: J. Ryan Stradal
- Narrado por: Aspen Vincent
- Duración: 9 h y 20 m
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Mariel Prager needs a break. Her husband Ned is having an identity crisis, her spunky, beloved restaurant is bleeding money by the day, and her mother Florence is stubbornly refusing to leave the church where she’s been holed up for more than a week. The Lakeside Supper Club has been in her family for decades, and while Mariel’s grandmother embraced the business, seeing it as a saving grace, Florence never took to it. When Mariel inherited the restaurant, skipping Florence, it created a rift between mother and daughter that never quite healed.
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Just okay
- De Joy Pahl en 05-14-23
De: J. Ryan Stradal
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The Vanquished
- Why the First World War Failed to End
- De: Robert Gerwarth
- Narrado por: Michael Page
- Duración: 10 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General
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Narración:
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Historia
In The Vanquished, a highly original and gripping work of history, Robert Gerwarth asks us to think again about the true legacy of the First World War. In large part it was not the fighting on the Western Front that proved so ruinous to Europe's future but the devastating aftermath, as countries on both sides of the original conflict were savaged by revolutions, pogroms, mass expulsions, and further major military clashes.
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little-known period following WWI is illuminated
- De John en 02-16-17
De: Robert Gerwarth
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Eight Days in May
- The Final Collapse of the Third Reich
- De: Volker Ullrich, Jefferson Chase - translator
- Narrado por: John McLain
- Duración: 9 h y 34 m
- Versión completa
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General
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Narración:
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Historia
On April 30, 1945, in a bunker deep beneath the Old Reich Chancellery, Adolf Hitler and his newly wedded wife, Eva Braun, killed themselves. But Nazi Germany lived on, however briefly. The subsequent eight days were among the most turbulent in history, witnessing not only the final battles of World War II and the collapse of the Wehrmacht, but the near-total disintegration of the once-mighty Third Reich.
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Interesting history incompetently read
- De Oralabor Bondurant en 01-26-22
De: Volker Ullrich, y otros
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Spice
- The 16th-Century Contest That Shaped the Modern World
- De: Roger Crowley
- Narrado por: Samuel Roukin
- Duración: 8 h y 57 m
- Versión completa
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General
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Narración:
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Historia
Spices drove the early modern world economy, and for Europeans they represented riches on an unprecedented scale. Cloves and nutmeg could reach Europe only via a complex web of trade routes, and for decades Spanish and Portuguese explorers competed to find their elusive source. But when the Portuguese finally reached the spice islands of the Moluccas in 1511, they set in motion a fierce competition for control.
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Spice or Megellan?
- De BarbieAlaska en 06-21-24
De: Roger Crowley
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Road to Disaster
- A New History of America’s Descent into Vietnam
- De: Brian VanDeMark
- Narrado por: Ron Butler
- Duración: 23 h y 12 m
- Versión completa
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General
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Narración:
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Historia
Many books have been written on the tragic decisions regarding Vietnam made by the stars of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. Yet despite many words of analysis and reflection, no historian has been able to explain why such decent and previously successful men stumbled so badly. That changes with Road to Disaster. Historian Brian VanDeMark draws upon decades of archival research, his own interviews with many of those involved, and a wealth of previously unheard recordings by Robert McNamara and Clark Clifford, who served as Defense Secretaries for Kennedy and Johnson.
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Vietnam Veteran
- De Jim Rollins en 04-02-19
De: Brian VanDeMark
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- Alesia Weiss
- 03-19-22
Is History Going To Repeat Itself
I recently saw this book come up on my list of new reads and purchased it. I have read other works of Dr. Cohen and truly appreciate her absolute attention to detail. Her new book takes place in the 1930’s with the rise of European war. The author’s pursuit to inform the reader of a pivotal yesteryear of history with the juxtaposition of four journalists’ lives and their writings is especially timely.. Who would have ever thought this book would come on the footsteps of a very scary current affairs nightmare we now find ourselves watching from afar? Bravo to the writer for her fortitude and autopsy of a time in history that surely we can learn from and may we remember all what journalists do to bring us the news of war risking their own safety. This is a must read.
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- philip
- 05-25-24
The Days of Swashbuckling Foreign Correspondents
I have always said that if I had to choose another career from what I do now, it would be foreign correspondent. Of course the life is not what it was back in the 1920s and 1930’s. Guys like Vincent Sheehan and William Shirer are my heroes. I don’t know why Shirer was cut out of this book. He was part of this inner circle all the way to the end, although he would outlive them all by 20 years.
I’m not crazy about the narrator. She has a nice, clear voice and pronunciation, but she tends to read everything in the same overly dramatic tone whether a character is discussing the menace of Hitler or ordering a ham sandwich. Still, I highly recommend the book, which will take you back to a world that no longer is.
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- Carl A. Gallozzi
- 11-21-22
InterWar Years details of reporters' notebook
A story of the reporters and 'foreign correspondents' who came to prominence in the late 1920'- applied their trade in the 1930's and reported on the 2nd World War in the 1940's.
John Gunther, Dorothy Thompson, Jimmie Sheehan and H. Knickerbocker (and some others) - became America's "eyes and ears" concerning the rising threat of Fascism (Franco, Mussolini, Hitler) and Totalitarianism (Stalin).
Cohen tells their story at both a personal and professional level - how they 'bagged' interviews with Dictators and etc.
I was more interested in how the reporters thought about covering the Dictators, got their interviews and argued with their Editors about the correct nature/slant/objectivism of their reporting. I think the idea of how to report events - outside the United States, back to people within the United States in a way that 'tells them what is happening' - but without 'blatant advocacy' - is a relevant problem today.
Some of these people were 'larger than life' - with bouts of drinking, affairs, ruined marriages yet insight on what was happening and projections about what was going to happen.
All things must pass though - the crew depicted was outshone by others during the later stages of the War (Ed Murrow, Harry Reasoner, Eric Sevaried) - then later in a new medium Walter Cronkite.
Interesting perspectives of reporters who saw history; reported it and made some history themselves.
Should be of interest to those who have an interest in the inter-war years 1919-1939 in Europe.
Carl Gallozzi
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- Paula Ryan
- 03-23-22
exceptional research great story
incredible information & highly recommend for anyone trying to understand today's geo-political world. We need the clarity today that was so important to these icons, and the passion needed to report on the autraucities and lies that FOX News spins in Russia's favor. The world has not moved past the issues debated and fought over in WWII.
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- Verdant
- 03-14-23
A bit of history told through global journalists.
I recommend the book for presenting 1920-1950 history through global journalist careers, lives and writing.
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- David
- 05-29-22
Globetrotters
The globetrotting reporters in “Last Call at the Hotel Imperial” are fascinating—ambitious, aggressive, clever, hard-working and horny. As they travel through Europe and Asia in the 1920s and 1930s, they develop strong beliefs about their increasingly dangerous world. The best reporters in this book--John Gunther, Dorothy Thompson, Jimmy Sheean and HR Knickerbocker--manage to line up surprising interviews with leaders like Churchill, Mussolini, Hitler and Gandhi. They also create a new form of journalism, focusing on telling details and the quirks of their interview subjects. Deborah Cohen does an excellent job in selecting the anecdotes that illuminate the reporters’ thoughts and insecurities. She does not shy away from reporting on their frequent love affairs, sometimes with each other’s wives and girlfriends. The book follows their careers into the 1950s and later, as they gradually fade away.
Suzanne Toren is a favorite narrator. She narrates with clarity and feeling. Overall, this is an outstanding history.
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- Ashley
- 01-14-23
Not what I was expecting
When I read what this book was about before buying it, I was excited to listen. But it wasn’t at all what I was expecting. I thought it was going to focus more on what they were reporting on during the war, instead it focused so much more on their personal lives in detail, and I wasn’t as interested in that. Especially since there were so many people the author was writing about. Listening to the audio book sometimes made it difficult to follow along with all the jumps in time and who the author was writing about.
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- Joseph Burke
- 04-11-22
Great reader makes all the difference
Text is very good and does an excellent job of bringing a cast of characters to life. The reader is exceptional!
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- EaglesFan
- 05-08-22
A remarkably powerful experience
Brilliantly researched and beautifully written. The narration is supremely wonderful and creates a 3-dimensional aspect to the characters and themes.
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- Joan
- 03-19-22
Awesome!
Wow, what an undertaking. This book went so quickly. It was like reading a novel. I couldn’t put it down. Highly recommend.
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