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Charlotte Beradt

The Third Reich of Dreams, by Charlotte Beradt (1968)

28 August 2017

Robert Ley, head of the German Labour Front under Hitler, once said, “The only person in Germany who still leads a private life is the person who sleeps.” In The Third Reich of Dreams, Charlotte …

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Categories Short Reviews Tags Charlotte Beradt, dreams, Germany

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