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I do think hubris played a role here as well, the belief that the Lusitania was too big and too fast to ever be caught by any submarine, and that, in any case, no U-boat commander would think to attack the ship because to do so would violate the long-held rules governing naval warfare against merchant shipping.

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Topics: Against Any Attack Because Belief Big Case Caught Commander Ever Fast Governing Here Hubris Merchant Naval Played Role Rules Ship Shipping Submarine Think Too Violate Warfare Well Would

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That's what I love about history - nuance. I don't believe in unalloyed heroes. Everyone's got warts, and everyone's got a surprise side.

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Topics: About Believe Everyone Got Heroes History Love Nuance Side Surprise Warts I Love

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I started deliberately looking for characters, ideally outsiders and ideally Americans. So I just started reading widely, as I tell my students to do: read voraciously and promiscuously.

~Erik Larson

Topics: American Characters Deliberately Ideally Just Looking Outsiders Read Reading Started Started Reading Students Tell Widely

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I found a book facing out that I'd always meant to read: William Shirer's 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.' About a third of the way through, I suddenly, finally caught up to the fact that Shirer had been there in Berlin, from 1934 on, and was finally kicked out when the U.S. entered the war.

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Always Been Berlin Book Caught Entered Facing Fact Fall Finally Found Had Kicked Meant Out Read Reich Rise Suddenly Third Through Up War Way William

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The SA, that is the - shorthand, those are the storm troopers. Those are the folks who are commanded by Captain Ernst Rohm.

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Topics: Captain Folks Shorthand Storm Those Who

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In 1933, the Gestapo was founded to become - to be a secret police agency to keep tabs on political opposition and so forth. Brand-new as of April 1933.

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Topics: Agency April Become Brand-New Forth Founded Gestapo Keep Opposition Police Political Secret

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Yes, William E. Dodd was the - became the - America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany. Prior to that, he was a professor of history at the University of Chicago - mild-mannered guy.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Ambassador America Became Chicago First Germany Guy He History Prior Professor University William Yes

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President Hindenburg had ultimate say over whether the government would survive or not.

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Topics: Government Had Over President Say Survive Ultimate Whether Would

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Trying to find ideas is the hardest part of my job. You'd think it would be the most fun. Just sitting around reading whatever I want, going to cafes and libraries. But I always feel so unproductive. I think I was raised too well by my parents.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Always Around Feel Find Fun Going Hardest Hardest Part Ideas Job Just Libraries Most Parents Part Raised Reading Sitting Think Too Trying Unproductive Want Well Whatever Would You I Think I Was Raised

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For 'Thunderstruck', I discarded about a dozen ideas. And then one afternoon, I was thinking about wireless. I don't know why. I guess because it's become so ubiquitous. I was thinking that maybe there's something I could do about the origin of wireless, so I did what any self-respecting person does these days: I Googled 'wireless.'

~Erik Larson

Topics: About Afternoon Any Because Become Could Days Did Discarded Does Dozen Guess Ideas Know Maybe Origin Person Something Then Thinking Why Wireless Ubiquitous

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: January 3rd, 1954

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