What happens if you remove the frames of retrospective perception, scientific discourse, and find yourself at that very time in that very country? The time is the early 20th century, the place is Germany. Imagine you are here passing through and know nothing about the upcoming war. You observe beautiful landscapes, hardworking residents, and... flags, many flags, people in uniforms, marching columns. Are you a student who just finished college, or a fierce opponent of Nazism trying to open people's eyes? Can you understand what is really happening, resist propaganda, predict the Holocaust? The book "Notes from the Third Reich: Life on the Eve of War Through the Eyes of Ordinary Tourists" collects stories of students, politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scientists, athletes, poets, journalists, artists, tourists, ordinary people, and celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Casual witnesses of history and their anxious, absurd, touching, tragic stories allow us to see Germany during the Third Reich from a completely different perspective. If you are interested in 20th-century history, German history, or the history of everyday life, this book will be a great addition to your reading library. The convenient format and soft cover make it easy to take with you wherever you go.