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Erik Larson

Where Hitler is distant, legendary, nebulous, an enigma as a human being, Göring is a salty, earthy, lusty man of flesh and blood. The Germans like him because they understand him. He has the faults and virtues of the average man, and the people admire him for both. He has a child’s love for uniforms and medals. So have they. Shirer detected no resentment among the public directed toward the fantastic, medieval—and very expensive—personal life he leads. It is the sort of life they would lead themselves, perhaps, if they had the chance. ― Erik Larson, The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz

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