I really did not know how many stars to give this book. It is a hard read. It is dense and dry but it probably is the definitive work on the third Reich. I learned alot but it glossed past some significant event and went into deep detail on other. It gives you the reader to see wwii from Hitler's and Nazis point of view. It is dated and newer information is now known. ( )

Want to read because James McBride says to the question "What's the best book you've read so far this year," this book "...All 1,100 pages, and I wish there were more. Just finished it. I should've read it years ago." - NYTBR Aug 4 2013

1/27/23

My favourite history book written by a homophobic and germanophobic journalist.

An impeccable narrative though, with precious details from start to finish. ( )

Don't be put off by the length of the book, it's easy to read and understand. It isn't written in the dry and stuffy style of many history books. Mr. Shirer had a unique perspective because he was in Germany for most of the Reich's existence. Combining that first-hand knowledge with the information he was able to mine from the massive collection of Reich documents seized at the end of the war, he created a valuable resource for those of us who want to better understand the conflicts of the last century. ( )