John F. Kennedys Hidden Diary, Europe 1937: The Travel Journals of JFK and Kirk Lemoyne Billings Lubrich Oliver
Presenting the 1937 diaries of John F. Kennedy's tour of Europe, this volume offers insights into his early experiences on a continent under the shadow of Nazism.In 1937, while still a student, John…
Specifikacia John F. Kennedys Hidden Diary, Europe 1937: The Travel Journals of JFK and Kirk Lemoyne Billings Lubrich Oliver
Presenting the 1937 diaries of John F. Kennedy's tour of Europe, this volume offers insights into his early experiences on a continent under the shadow of Nazism.In 1937, while still a student, John F. Kennedy undertook a grand tour of Europe with his close friend and travelling companion, Lem Billings. On this journey he began to keep a diary which is reproduced here in full and provides an unadulterated account of his thoughts and feelings. Superficially, it presents a picture of two young men enjoying their summer, sightseeing, going to the movies, bars and night clubs; but behind this we find, in Kennedy's political observations and encounters, the looming shadow of Nazism. In retrospect there are blind spots and misjudgments, but also insights of great topicality, for example on populism, and propaganda and its potent effects. On this trip and during