The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

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• Book Review: The Long Night: William L. Shirer and the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Steve Wick Share

  When it comes to the history of Nazi Germany, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich is unique. Not only did it top bestseller lists, it was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection. With sales in the millions, it may be not only the most popular study of th ... (read full critics)

  blogcritics published on Mon, 8 Aug 2011

• Dateline Hitler

  The Long Night: William L. Shirer and the Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by Steve Wick Reviewed by Richard J. Evans The New Republic William L. Shirer, born in 1904, was one of the twentieth century's great reporters. He witnessed many of the key e ... (read full critics)

  powells published on Fri, 29 Jul 2011

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  With his unpleasant experience in Berlin during the years before WW2, it's understandable why Shirer is very opinionated in this book. The real amazing thing is that, even with a very subjective tone, Shirer still make it clear to the readers which parts are personal opinions and which parts are na ... (continue)

  With his unpleasant experience in Berlin during the years before WW2, it's understandable why Shirer is very opinionated in this book. The real amazing thing is that, even with a very subjective tone, Shirer still make it clear to the readers which parts are personal opinions and which parts are narratives supported by the documented evidence. His training and practice as a journalist definitely help in maintaining this clarity. And, this clarity, in turn, makes this book one of the few great history books not written by professional historians.

  Many avid WW2 fans like myself have steeped mainly in the military history and basically understand very little on the other aspects -- especially the political one. We are satisfied with the military technologies and combat history and totally forget the teaching of Clausewitz -- "War is the continuation of policy by other means." This book offers some plausible explanation on "why" and "how", and opens our eyes to the progenitor of the WW2.

  A ranking of five stars is well deserved.

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  Important piece of history

  This is an excellent history book, covering the entire period from the early stages to the fall and aftermath of the Third Reich, with good analysis of the underlying forces at work along the way. This is something that should be read by everybody with an interest in history.

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• English Books
• Mass Market Paperback 1600 Pages
• Edition: Reissue
• ISBN-10: 0449219771
• ISBN-13: 9780449219775
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Pub date: Dec 01, 1991
• Dimensions: 1161 mm x 710 mm x 387 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD and Others
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書

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