The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

Quick answers about The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

What is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich about?

Journalist William Shirer, who reported from Berlin in the 1930s, narrates Hitler's rise, the Nazi regime and its defeat in the Second World War, drawing on captured German documents.

Who should read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?

Read it if you want a long, classic narrative of Nazi Germany by a writer who witnessed part of it. Skip it if you want recent scholarship or a short introduction, since it is long and dates from 1960.

How long and how fast is The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?

It is a slow-paced, long read of about 1249 pages, first published in 1960.

Does The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich have content warnings?

Content we flag: War, Genocide, Violence, War crimes.

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