Berlin Embassy by William RussellMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
The author manned the visa desk in the Berlin embassy while Hitler rose and European countries fell. His insider look into life under the Nazis was a nice follow-up read to The Home Front: Life in America During World War II as both focus on normal life under these extraordinary conditions. Russell details contemporary jokes, trying to shop for thread and other basics, and reproduces newspaper articles from the virulent, anti-British press. There are also several applicant cases that add to this unique WWII memoir.
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