He became one of the few voices in U.S. government to warn of the true ambitions of Hitler
In "In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin," Erik Larson chronicles the experiences of the Dodd family during their time in Nazi Germany. William E. Dodd, appointed as the U.S. ambassador to Germany, recognized early on the perilous intentions of Adolf Hitler and became one of the rare officials in the U.S. government to vocalize his concerns about the looming threat of fascism and...