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January 02, 2008
James H. Walters, '55
Scoop, BookSurge Publishing, 2006.
The book: Galeazzo Ciano, Benito Mussolini's son-in law and once Italy's foreign minister, kept a diary of every important discussion of the Axis leaders during the war. After Mussolini ordered Ciano's execution, Ciano's wife, Edda, smuggled the diary to Switzerland, where the Chicago Daily News got a microfilm copy. The microfilm was carried secretly to Chicago, where it was reported by the Daily News and syndicated around the world with great success. This is the story of how it all happened.
The author: Jim Walters, who grew up in a newspaper family that valued good writing, has traveled extensively throughout Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. Recently, he has focused on Europe during World War II, with a special interest in how the people of that era dealt with their moral dilemmas.
Posted by tobiaslw at January 2, 2008 12:07 PM