The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Name: The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
Price: 13.49 USD
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Rating: 4.7 (11164 reviews)
Author: William L. Shirer

by William L. Shirer

Nonfiction History

4.7 (11,164)

4.7 stars from 11,164 reviews. One of the highest rated Nonfiction books we track.

1978 pages~33 hr readPublished by RosettaBooks

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You want to understand how Hitler rose to power and nearly conquered Europe, told through primary sources rather than speculation.
You're drawn to meticulously researched history that reads like narrative, not a textbook.
You respect books that took decades to write and remain the standard reference work scholars still cite.

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You prefer shorter histories or summaries. This is nearly 2,000 pages of dense, detailed account.
You're looking for a light read or something to finish in a week.
You need recent historiography that incorporates scholarship published after the 1960s.

About this book

William L. Shirer's account of Nazi Germany draws on unique historical sources, including Nazi memos, letters, and diaries that survived the Third Reich's collapse, as well as Shirer's firsthand experience as an international correspondent in Germany during the war. The book incorporates the diaries of propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and evidence from the Nuremberg Trials. Shirer provides a detailed, documented narrative of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. The book has sold millions of copies and is recognized as one of the most important and authoritative works about the Third Reich and Nazi Germany. It won the National Book Award.

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Currently 4.7★ from 11,164 reviews

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