William L. Shirer — Stranger Come Home

London, Robert Hale Limited, 1955. Cloth. A first UK edition of William L. Shirer"s account of his return to post-war Europe in the aftermath of the Second World War, complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper. In the publisher's original dark cloth binding. First edition. Complete with the original unclipped dust wrapper.A non-fiction work documenting Shirer's return to Europe after the Second World War, with particular attention to Germany and the lingering effects of Nazism.William L. Shirer (1904–1993) was one of the most influential American foreign correspondents of the 20th century, best known for Berlin Diary and The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. His writing combines eyewitness journalism with historical analysis. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, very smart. Very slight fading to extremities. Very slight cockling to gutter of front free endpapers. Dust wrapper, very smart. Slight soiling apparent to pale rear wrap. Slight rubbing to extremities. One or two spots of damp staining to front wrap. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: None. Very Good Indeed/Very Good Indeed.