The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
Description
This sweeping history traces the emergence of Nazi Germany from political upheaval and economic crisis through Adolf Hitler’s consolidation of power, the creation of a totalitarian state, and the cataclysmic conflict that followed. Drawing on extensive documentation and Shirer’s firsthand experience as a journalist in Europe, it examines the ideology, institutions, propaganda, and decisions that enabled the regime to pursue domination at home and abroad. The book also confronts the human cost of dictatorship, war, and genocide while exploring the forces that ultimately brought the Third Reich to ruin. Vivid, meticulously researched, and enduringly influential, it remains a landmark account of one of history’s darkest chapters.
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paperback
Simon & Schuster
Published Nov 15, 1990
1264 pages
ISBN: 9780671728687
paperback
Unknown
Published Jan 1, 1990
1272 pages
ISBN: 9780671728690
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First Published
1960
Language
eng
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