Why should you read a complex fate william l shirer and the american century by ken cuthbertson well beside the fact that cuthbertson is a very good writer the subject war correspondent and author william shirer was a recorder of his times both in oral and written form as one of murrows boys shirer was one of the radio broadcasters who brought the pre war and war years home . A complex fate william l shirer and the american century by ken cuthbertson 415 rating details 55 ratings 13 reviews william shirer 1904 1993 a star foreign correspondent with the chicago tribune in the 1920s and 30s was a prominent member of what one contemporary observer described as an extraordinary band of american journalists some with the midwest hayseed still in . Buy the hardcover book a complex fate william l shirer and the american century by ken cuthbertson at indigoca canadas largest bookstore free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders william shirer 1904 1993 a star foreign correspondent with the chicago tribune in the 1920s and 30s was a prominent member of what one contemporary observer described as an extraordinary band . A complex fate william l shirer and the american century by ken cuthbertson william shirer covering the french surrender at the compiegne june 22 1940 from the literary trust of william l. New release ken cuthbertsons new book a complex fate is the first biography of william l shirer one of the most provocative and influential american journalists of the twentieth century