Harvin87
The Youth
Hello everyone... I wanted to ask some thoughts about this book by William Shirer .... is it accurate? ...
thank you.
thank you.
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
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Mowque
Hypermodernist
I almost bought that book.
Serutan
Eatibus Anythingibus
Yes. Up until 1941, it is based both on archival records, and Shirer's own experiences as a reporter in Berlin. It is not a great resource on the war - this book is much more about the Nazi government and its leaders than about the war.
Julian Delphiki
Anton's key
Buy The Third Reich: A New History by Burleigh instead, because I'm biased.
Actually, get both
. I read them successively myself.
That's a lot of reading.Actually, get both
I enjoyed Shirer, and as a political historian he's one of the first places to go for the period, but Burleigh is probably more up to date. Dunno enough about the histories of the period to be able to say for sure, though.
Julian Delphiki
Anton's key
About 2200 pages.. they are heavy reading as well, that is true. I was unemployed when i read those books so it was not a problem.
