They started as little more than a gang of extremists and thugs, yet in a few years the Nazis had turned Germany into a one-party state and led one of Europe's most advanced nations into moral, physical and cultural ruin and despair. This title explores how the First World War, the Weimar Republic and Great Depression paved the way for Nazi rule.
'Impressive . . . perceptive . . . humane . . . the most comprehensive history in any language of the disastrous epoch of the Third Reich' IAN KERSHAW AUTHOR OF HITLER THEY STARTED AS little more than a gang of extremists and thugs, yet in a few years the Nazis had turned Germany into a one=party state and led one of Europe's most advanced nations into moral,, physical and cultural ruin and despair. In this consummate, compelling and widely acclaimed history Richard Evans reveals how and why it happened, questions whether the rise of Hitler was inevitable and dramatically re-creates the maelstrom of disorder, economic disaster, violence and polarization that gave rise to the terror of the Third Reich. 'The most gripping account I've read of German life before and during the rise of the Nazis A.S. BYATT, TIMES LITERARARY SUPPLEMENT, BOOKS OF THE YEAR 'One of Britain's most formidable historians . . . a fluent and impassioned writer, sprinkling his analysis with a series of illuminating character sketches . . . hugely enjoyable' RICHARD GOTT, NEW STATESMAN 'History on a titanic scale, the work of a fine scholar at the height of his powers' DANIEL JOHNSON, LITERARY REVIEW ' A horrifying . . . account of the tsunami of terror and sadism which burst over Germany after the Nazis took power' NEAL ASCHERSON, OBSERVER
"Richard J. Evans's "The Coming of the Third Reich"...gives the clearest and most gripping account I've read of German life before aznd during the rise of the Nazis."--A. S Byatt, in the "Times Literary Supplement"
"Richard J. Evans's "The Coming of the Third Reich" is an enormous work of synthesis--knowledgable and reliable..."--Mark Mazower in the "New York Times Book Review"
"[A] first-rate narrative history that informs and educates and may inspire readers to delve even deeper into the subject."--"Booklist"
."..Brilliant..."-"Washington Post"
"The generalist reader, it should be emphasized, is well served. ...The book reads briskly, covers all important areas--social and cultural--and succeeds in its aim of giving "voice to the people who lived through the years with which it deals."--"Denver Post "
"One finally puts down this magnificent volume thirsty, on the one hand, for the next installment in the Nazi saga yet still haunted by the questions Evan poses and so masterfully grapples with."―Abraham Brumberg, "The Nation"
"This first part of what will be Evans' three-volume history of Hitler's regime is the most comprehensive and convincing work so far on the gall of Weimar and Hitler's rise to power."―"Foreign Affairs"
"Richard J. Evans''s "The Coming of the Third Reich"...gives the clearest and most gripping account I''ve read of German life before aznd during the rise of the Nazis."--A. S Byatt, in the "Times Literary Supplement"
"Richard J. Evans''s "The Coming of the Third Reich" is an enormous work of synthesis--knowledgable and reliable..."--Mark Mazower in the "New York Times Book Review"
"[A] first-rate narrative history that informs and educates and may inspire readers to delve even deeper into the subject."--"Booklist"
."..Brilliant..."-"Washington Post"
"The generalist reader, it should be emphasized, is well served. ...The book reads briskly, covers all important areas--social and cultural--and succeeds in its aim of giving "voice to the people who lived through the years with which it deals."--"Denver Post "
"One finally puts down this magnificent volume thirsty, on the one hand, for the next installment in the Nazi saga yet still haunted by the questions Evan poses and so masterfully grapples with."―Abraham Brumberg, "The Nation"
"This first part of what will be Evans' three-volume history of Hitler's regime is the most comprehensive and convincing work so far on the gall of Weimar and Hitler's rise to power."―"Foreign Affairs"
Sir Richard J Evans is Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. His previous books include In Defence of History and Telling Lies About Hitler. He lives outside Cambridge. He was knighted in 2012.
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