Despatches on dictators: US reporters in 1930s Europe
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Dorothy Thompson's Disguised as a Nuse
Dorothy thompson, who was a stringer for american newspapers. Was fascinated by the problem of what was going to happen to all those deposed european monarchs. In particular, she was really interested in the hapsburg monarchy. She dresses up as a nurse and drives right over the drawbridge with the red cross agent,. Meanwhile, the newsmen are astonished to see her getting access am. And she manages to report from inside the castle in intata.
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