
Howard K. Smith (1914–2002)
Author of Last Train from Berlin
About the Author
Works by Howard K. Smith
Associated Works
Reporting World War II Part One : American Journalism, 1938-1944 (1995) — Contributor — 482 copies, 3 reviews
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1914-05-12
- Date of death
- 2002-02-15
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Tulane University
University of Oxford (Merton College) - Occupations
- journalist
broadcaster - Organizations
- CBS
ABC - Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Ferriday, Louisiana, USA
- Places of residence
- Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Switzerland
Berlin, Germany
London, England, UK - Burial location
- Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C., USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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Reviews
If you wish to know what it was like to live in Nazi Germany before the War, here is Smith's first hand account. He was a newspaper correspondent in Germany in the period before the War. He describes the changes made to German society by Hitler's henchmen. The book was published in 1942 when the outcome of the War was still in doubt. The title comes from the his escape from Germany literally on the last train to make it to the border after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and before Berlin show more declared war on the USA. show less
Utrikeskorrespondenten Smith ger en mycket initierad rapport om läget i Tyskland de första krigsåren 1939-42 och åren som föregick dessa.
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Statistics
- Works
- 11
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 237
- Popularity
- #95,613
- Rating
- 4.3
- Reviews
- 2
- ISBNs
- 8
- Languages
- 1













