The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by American journalist William L. Shirer should be essential reading for everyone.
Shirer 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.
- First published in 1960 by Simon & Schuster in the United States, it was a bestseller in both the United States and Europe, and a critical success outside Germany; in Germany, criticism of the book stimulated sales. The book was feted by journalists, as reflected by its receipt of the National Book Award for non-fiction, but the reception from academic historians was mixed.
- It is based upon captured Nazi documents, the available diaries of propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels, of General Franz Halder, & of Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano, evidence & testimony from the Nuremberg trials, British Foreign Office reports, & the author's recollection of his six years in Germany (from 1934 to 1940) as a journalist, reporting on Nazi Germany for newspapers & radio.
A5 hard cover as shown in photos
Published Book Club Associate 1972 1245 Pages