Milton Mayer
An American journalist and author best known for his book 'They Thought They Were Free,' which explores the mindset of German citizens during the rise of the Nazi party, drawing parallels to contemporary societal complacency in the face of authoritarianism.
Born on Jul 06, 1910 (115 years old)
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Milton Mayer moved to a small German city in 1951 to understand the support for Hitlerism.
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In his 1955 book They Thought They Were Free: The Germans, 1933–45, journalist Milton Mayer described a similar state of freeze in German citizens during the rise of the Nazi party.
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