Third Reich Trilogy The Coming of the Third Reich, (Paperback)

from stillatim

Not scintillating, but perfectly solid history. Evans is an awe-inspiring organizer of information, he writes clearly, and he's sceptical towards historical revisionism that hasn't entirely proved its case... but will also let you know what the revisionists say, while cautioning that they're only...

from jorgearanda

This, the first volume of Evans' history of the Third Reich, tracks its rise to power from the fringes of German society. It's an absorbing and nearly impeccable book, written for the general public but without compromising the complexity of the story.

from fist

Fascinating read. Very well-researched, well-written, without ever losing momentum. "The Weimar Republic" would actually have been a more accurate title (but would probably have attracted less of a readership). How a democracy can be undermined from within by anti-democratic elements, and how wel...

from jorgearanda

This, the first volume of Evans' history of the Third Reich, tracks its rise to power from the fringes of German society. It's an absorbing and nearly impeccable book, written for the general public but without compromising the complexity of the story.

from HadriantheBlind

Important survey of how a society as brilliant yet troubled as Germany could succumb to the threat of Nazism. Evans believes that German militarism and economic catastrophe made an extremist takeover inevitable, with only too disastrous effects for the world.