The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
A History of Nazi Germany
by William L. Shirer
5/5
Simon & Schuster 1280 pages October 1, 1960
William Shirer's definitive account of Nazi Germany, written by a journalist who witnessed Hitler's rise firsthand. Drawing on captured German documents, diaries, and Shirer's own reporting from Berlin, this remains the most comprehensive single-volume history of the Third Reich ever written.
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At 1,280 pages, this is the Everest of history books, and every last page is worth the climb. Shirer was THERE — he watched the Nazis rise to power as a correspondent in Berlin, and that eyewitness perspective makes this hit differently than any academic history. It's exhaustive, it's devastating, and it's essential reading for understanding how democracies die. Five worms. A book to dog-ear to shreds.
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