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In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson: A Witness to Hitler's Rise

In Erik Larson’s new book, In the Garden of Beasts, he tells the story of the Nazis terrifying rise to power through the eyes of the US ambassador, but he fails to ask crucial questions says Zachary Shore.

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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, April 20, 1939. (Photo: Hugo Jaeger, Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images)

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