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The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany is a book by American journalist William L. Shirer in which the author chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany from the birth of Adolf Hitler in 1889 to the end of World War II in Europe in 1945. It was first published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster in the United States.
In a 23 August 1970 review published in The New York Times, John Toland wrote that the book "is not only the most significant personal German account to come out of the war but the most revealing document on the Hitler phenomenon yet written. It takes the reader inside Nazi Germany on four different levels: Hitler's inner circle, National ...
In the book, Kershaw explores a concept he calls the "Hitler Myth" that describes two key points in Nazi ideology that depict Adolf Hitler as a demagogue figure and as a mighty defender. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the demagogue aspect Hitler is presented as a figure that embodies and shapes the German people , giving him a mandate to rule.
On Bookmarks Magazine Jul/Aug 2009 issue, a magazine that aggregates critic reviews of books, The Third Reich at War received a (4.5 out of 5) based on critic reviews with a critical summary saying, "Evans receives a hero’s welcome in the press as he lays his final World War II tome, a towering, somber achievement of scholarship and narrative ...
William Lawrence Shirer (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ r ər /; February 23, 1904 – December 28, 1993) was an American journalist, war correspondent, and historian.His The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany, has been read by many and cited in scholarly works for more than 60 years; its 50th anniversary was marked by a new edition of the book.
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The Third Reich in History and Memory (2015) excerpt and text search; Evans, Richard J. "From Hitler to Bismarck: 'Third Reich' and Kaiserreich in Recent Historiography: Part II." The Historical Journal (1983) 26#4 pp: 999–1020. Evans, Richard J. Rereading German History: From Unification to Reunification 1800–1996. New York: Routledge, 1997.
The only known other-language edition had been the 2008-09 Spanish-language El III Reich y Hitler series released by Time-Life Books' regular go-to licensee in Spain, Barcelona-based Ediciones Folio, S.A. [6] likewise fully licensed by "Direct Holdings Holland B.V." (the Dutch branch of the worldwide holding company that had acquired Time Life ...