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A review by jeffcass
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer
4.0
This is, hands down, the longest book I've ever read, and it took me four months to do so. There are countless Nazi books around, but this remains the definitive one, more than 50 years after being published for the first time.
There are some parts where it's evident when (1959) the book was first published, and the author's portrayal of homosexuals as sex-deprived sadists is outdated and just plain wrong, but if you're willing to see past these shortcomings you're in for a deep, relatively accurate, thought-provoking and exceptionally detailed history of one of the most destructive empires in recent history.
There are some parts where it's evident when (1959) the book was first published, and the author's portrayal of homosexuals as sex-deprived sadists is outdated and just plain wrong, but if you're willing to see past these shortcomings you're in for a deep, relatively accurate, thought-provoking and exceptionally detailed history of one of the most destructive empires in recent history.