The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-13

in a Nazi internmcnt camp at Bat enforced inaction as an opportunit
 AS a result, there will appear thi, week a new book. This Is the En. emy," which is described by review. CTS and historians as the most com. pr.hensive work yet written on Hit. Ter and his conquered territories.
 Its contents represent the cam. bined efforts of a group of foreign correspondents who srnt years re. porting the big stories leading up tc the war and who later covered the war itself, both with ths German forces at the front and in Germany and the occupied countries.
 This book, containing material most Of which never before has been disclosed, was conceived al Bad Naulrim, where the United Press staff organized notes they had secretly smugeled into intern ment with them.
 Ribbcntrop Wrong Twice
 The book itself was written in tho United States lar from the heavy tread of the Gestapo gusgds, tho gooSe-step of the Wehrmacsh and the dreary atmosphere permeating the Third Reich.
 The authors are Frederick C Occhsner. United Press Central European manager; Joseph W Grigg. Jr., Berlin bureau manager; Glen NJ. Stadler. former manager of the Paris U. P. bureau and latei of the Berlin stan: Jack NJ. Fleisch. CT and Clinton B. Conger, Of tho Berlin staff.
 Tn scholarly detail the politica background Of the war is presented by Oechsner. Living in Berlin from 1929 to l94i. he met all the Nag leaders and probably has seen nor of Hitler at closer range than any other foreign correspondent.
 This section reveals the tfcmen- dous influence of Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop over Hit Ter. and the antagonism between Ribbcntrop and Reichmarshal Hermann Goering.
 Oechsner recalls that Ribbentrop British are too cowardly and weak British are two cowardly and weak to fight" Later. the foreign minis ter advised his Fuehrer that Brit ain surely would accept a peace with Germany after Poland was crushed. He was wrong both times
 Portrays Hitler Fully
 Oechsner also delyes into the lives of Propaganda Minister Dr Paul Joseph Goebbels, Gestapo Chief Heindrich Himmler and Ru- dolf Hess, but deals chiefly with Nazidoms founder. He portrays Der Fuehrer" as the leader. the builder, the intellectual. the csli- bate, and the warlord. intervening an amazing penetrating apprais- al of the man whose ambition is to rule the world. Cschsner's section is a textbook on Hitlerism.
 Other chapters deal with the de- moralization of the German people hitherto completely undisclosed material on the planned regorani- zation of the German government and data on the political and mili- tary "Neuordnung" which has ap- peared only pieumeal before.
 Grigg's section discusses the technique of Blitzkreig and is pro5- ablt the most studied and eluci- dating account of Hitler's tactics straight through all his wars Fleischer's contribution gives a vivid word-pic;ure of social and economic conditions inside the Reich.
 conger follows the workings oi the Nazi press and propaganda sys- tenn and tells how it holds an um- hrella of ignorance op,r the Ger man people, while Stadler presents a comprehensive survey of Hitler's footing of the conquered countries principally France.
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 This Is the Enemy undoubt' edly never would have been written if the five U. P. correspondents had not been interned. The "Unipress- CTS" worked constantly, pooling their information and correlating 1t, often at considerable risk. fol they knew that those Bad Nauheinl walls not only had ears but eyes as well.
 They kept a close watch on de- velopments in Germany by glean- ing every bit of information from the Nad press and reading be- tween the lines" They also talked exhaustively with fellow-internees who had wide experience in Europe, And all the time they wN-re closely guarded. allowed to go outside only at certain times-and then only when accompanied by the Gestapo
 A brief appraisal of the men who wrote This It the Enemy" should emphasize that Oechsner. a native of New Orleans. not only has a worldwide reputation as a keen foreign correspondent. but also ha: membership in the Louisiana and Federal bars.
 Grigg is the son of a well-knowr American foreign correspondent now retired. Although born in Ban- gor. Me. h'e was reared in England where he joined the U. P. staff. He was transferred to Berlin in 1889.
 Remained In Paris
 Stadler, whose home town <