Reporting on Hitler: Rothay Reynolds and the British Press in Nazi Germany

by Rell DeVine

Overview

Reporting on Hitler uncovers the thrilling, untold story of Reynolds, a former clergyman and intelligence officer, who reported on some of the twentieth century’s most momentous events. It reveals in gripping detail what life was like for foreign correspondents in Hitler’s Berlin and uncovers how British journalists reported the rise of the Third Reich.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785901331
Publisher:	Biteback Publishing, Ltd.
Publication date:	10/10/2017
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Will Wainewright: Will Wainewright is a British journalist who has worked in London and New York. He studied History and Politics at the University of York and graduated in 2010. Since then, he has been published in The Times, The Guardian and several other publications.

Table of Contents

Photograph permissions ix
A Note on Newspapers xi
Cast of Correspondents xiii
Prologue: Death of a Correspondent xv

I. The Restive Curate 1
II. Land of the Tsars 15
III. War and MI7 27
IV. Weimar Germany 45
V. ‘A Mesmeric Stare’ 57
VI. Rise of the Nazis 71
VII. Hitler Takes Over 91
VIII. Nights at the Taverne 109
IX. ‘Hurrah for the Blackshirts!’ 129
X. A Contested Vote 145
XI. Rhineland 157
XII. ‘The Best Correspondent Here Left This Evening’ 173
XIII. Appeasement Builds 189
XIV. Anschluss 201
XV. ‘Quarrel in a Far-Away Country’ 217
XVI. Broken Glass 233
XVII. When Freedom Shrieked 249
XVIII. A Final Assignment 259

Epilogue 271
Acknowledgements 281
A Short Newspaper Guide 285
List of Cited Works 289
Endnotes 293
Index 321