Munich Playground by Pope, Ernest R - 1953

Munich, Germany: Panorama Press. Very Good in Good dust jacket. 1953. Second Edition. Hardcover. Original 1953 printing. Red cloth Cover with gold print. Dust and cover may have some yellowing to edges and some sunfading to end papers! European editon. Has Adolph Hitler image in background of dust jacket illustrated by Lothar Linkert and Bad Hoburg. "Hitler and his disciples were anything but an awe-inspiring group of ascetic, fanatic, and inhuman supermen, says the author, and offers full proof of his contention". May have yellowing on end papers and dust jacket from age and sitting on shelf. No writing, inscriptions, or underlining. Books were new when acquired, and wrapped in brown wrapping paper, but have aged and may have gathered elements in storage. We provide delivery tracking at on US orders. Scarce in this condition. From the forward to the European Edition: "In the following pages I have described life under Hitler and the Nazis just as I saw it when I was Munich Corespondent for Reuters news agency during the most historic days of the Third Reich. The unretouched picture will enable the reader to day to flash back to the nightmare world of the Brown Shirts." "...it is the authentic and exclusive story of Der Furhrer's playground. Those seeing Germany, Bavaria, Munic, Berchtesgaden--and Dachau-- for the first time now can visualize how everything looked in the days of Adolf Hitler, as those who today visit the eternal city of Rome see it in the mind's eye and from the history books as it was in the days when Emperor Nero fiddled and the gladiators killed Christians in the Coliseum." Haunting images. The author, Munich December 1953. Multiple copies available. Rare in this condition. We pack well, provide tracking, and ship daily or next business day!; Cover Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .