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Twenty-six-year-old American Ernest Pope arrived in Munich as a
Reuters correspondent in in 1936. From then until he left in the
summer of 1940 he saw first-hand the wild excesses of the Nazis. He
wrote mainly for British newspapers-notably the Daily Express-but
after September 1939 he could only supply material to the USA as
lines to Britain were closed. As events hotted up he left for home
just two months prior to America's entry to the war. Back in the
safety of the United States he spent six months writing down what
he had seen and who he had met. With wicked wit and superb style he
ridicules the Nazis, showing them up for what they truly
were-boorish and evil thugs. His narrative reads like a sensational
novel, but for the poor inhabitants of Germany the unbelievable was
in fact everyday life. Pope knew, saw or interviewed all the top
Nazis and dozens of lower-level officials, including some of
Hitler's security men. Fluent in Bavarian German dialect, Pope made
many friends in Munich with citizens and officials alike. He heard
jokes from Munichers that could get them thrown in a concentration
camp and he poked fun at Nazis whenever he dared. Munich Playground
is a 'must read' for anyone who wishes to understand what Hitler's
Third Reich was really like.
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