{"product_id":"the-diary-of-lt-melvin-j-lasky-9781805393429","title":"The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e''The Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky'' \u003cem\u003eoffers not only a panoramic view of a country poised between devastation and an uncertain future but a gripping self-portrait of a man poised between unresolved youthful bewilderment and a mature clarity of conviction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e Wall Street Journal\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1945 Melvin J. Lasky, serving in one of the first American divisions that entered Germany after the country's surrender, began documenting the everyday life of a defeated nation. Travelling widely across both Germany and post-war Europe, Lasky's diary provides a captivating eye-witness account colored by ongoing socio-political debates and his personal background studying Trotskyism. \u003cem\u003eThe Diary of Lt. Melvin J. Lasky\u003c\/em\u003e reproduces the diary's vivid language as Lasky describes the ideological tensions between the East and West, as well as including critical essays on subjects ranging from Lasky's life as a transatlantic intellectual, the role of war historians, and the diary as a literary genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berghahn Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042819014999,"sku":"9781805393429","price":26.55,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781805393429.jpg?v=1750955780","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-diary-of-lt-melvin-j-lasky-9781805393429","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}