The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
SINCE ITS PUBLICATION FIVE DECADES AGO, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century’s blackest hours. A worldwide bestseller with millions of copies in print, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an...
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SINCE ITS PUBLICATION FIVE DECADES AGO, William L. Shirer’s monumental study of Hitler’s empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century’s blackest hours. A worldwide bestseller with millions of copies in print, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. Here, in a thoughtful new introduction for the fiftieth anniversary of its National Book Award win, Ron Rosenbaum, author of the much-admired Explaining Hitler, takes a fresh and penetrating look at this vital and enduring classic and the role it continues to play in today’s discussions of the history of Nazi Germany.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781451651683 (1451651686)
ASIN: 1451651686
Publish date: October 11th 2011
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 280
Edition language: English
This book was on the family bookshelf before I was born, and I can't remember how old I was when I first read it--possibly under twelve. So it was certainly one of my formative introductions to the story of Nazi Germany. Shirer experienced the Third Reich first hand as a reporter posted to Berlin--h...
I've been off and on reading this for over 2 years now. It's interesting but kind of boring and whenever any fiction comes along this gets pushed to the backburner
I've been off and on reading this for over 2 years now. It's interesting but kind of boring and whenever any fiction comes along this gets pushed to the backburner
I've been off and on reading this for over 2 years now. It's interesting but kind of boring and whenever any fiction comes along this gets pushed to the backburner
William Shirer's 1960 classic, 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich,' draws on his personal experience as an American journalist in Nazi Germany up until December 1940, drawing on firsthand experience with the principals involved. In a classic example of totalitarian regimes being unfamiliar with t...