tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611723932558635000.post853947188605214282..comments2023-05-18T05:01:49.450-05:00Comments on Staff Picks: In the Garden of BeastsDelia Floreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10434118688064076001noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3611723932558635000.post-22874629680061540392012-05-29T21:47:01.127-05:002012-05-29T21:47:01.127-05:00I can't honestly say I enjoyed this book, most...I can't honestly say I enjoyed this book, mostly due to the subject matter, however I think it is a book that anyone interested in the history of this time period should read. A larger problem for me was I heartily disliked Martha Dodd, the daughter. In spite of all the things she witnessed happening around her she was very enamored of the Nazi party and had several romantic liaisons with many high-powered Nazi officials. It is only after the `Night of Long Knives", when many of Hitler's enemies are murdered does she finally begin to awaken to the nightmare that was starting to unfold in Europe.<br /><br />What I did take away from this book was the number of missed opportunities our government had to stop Hitler and his regime. In addition as ineffectual as Dodd was he did warn many in the State Department of the rising tide of hatred and because he was not a member of the diplomatic inner-circle much of his advice was ignored. As often in politics, it's not what you know it's whom you know.UKhttp://somuch2thank4.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com