Tuesday, May 26, 2020

The rise and fall of the Third Reich : A history of Nazi Germany

Author: William L. Shirer
Publisher: London : Arrow, 1991 © 1960

Notes: Originally published: London: Secker and Warburg, 1960

Annotation: Book by Historian/Journalist William L. Shirer, this book received the National Book Award for nonfiction and a worldwide best seller. The book is a classic masterpiece which contains records of testimony by Nazi leaders, diaries of officials, transcripts of secret conferences, army orders, private letters which lead the Hitler's drive to conquer the world. Hitler thought that the Third Reich would last for thousand years but only lasted for twelve. This book explores from the birth of Adolf Hitler in 1889 to the end of World War II in 1945. It is written in simple narrative and clear prose. This book has received wide community reviews and ratings of above 4 in Goodreads.

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