The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer is a comprehensive historical account of the emergence, consolidation, and collapse of Nazi Germany. Drawing on captured German documents, official records, diaries, speeches, and Shirer’s own experience as a foreign correspondent in Germany before and during the Second World War, the book traces the ideological roots of Nazism, Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, the structure of the Nazi state, and the political and military decisions that led to both expansion and destruction. Combining narrative history with extensive documentation, the work examines the mechanisms of totalitarian rule, propaganda, antisemitism, and war, and has become a foundational text in the study of twentieth-century European history, the Holocaust, and authoritarian regimes.
Number of pages: approximately 1,249
Year of publication: 1960
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
Original language: English
