by Richard J. Evans
The final volume in Richard J. Evans's masterly trilogy on the history of Nazi Germany traces the rise and fall of German military might, the mobilization of a "people's community" to serve a war of conquest, and Hitlers campaign of racial subjugation and genocide.
Already hailed as "a masterpiece" (William Grimes in The New York Times) and the most comprehensive history
of the Third Reich (Ian Kershaw), this epic trilogy reaches its terrifying climax in this volume.
Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the war's progress with viscerally affecting personal testimony from a wide range of peoplefrom generals to front-line soldiers, from Hitler Youth activists to middle-class housewives. The Third Reich at War lays bare the dynamics of a nation more deeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Fresh insights into the conflicts great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitlers suicide in the bunker. But just as important is the re-creation of the daily experience of ordinary Germans in wartime, staggering under pressure from Allied bombing and their own governments mounting demands upon them. At the center of the book is the Nazi extermination of Europes Jews, set in the context of Hitlers genocidal plans for the racial restructuring of Europe.
Blending narrative, description and analysis, The Third Reich at War creates an engrossing pictureat once sweeping and preciseof a society rushing headlong to self-destruction and taking much of Europe with it. It is the culmination of a historical masterwork that will remain the most authoritative work on Nazi Germany for years to come.
"Starred Review. It is the culmination of a historical masterwork that will remain the most authoritative work on Nazi Germany foryears to come." - Publishers Weekly.
"Perhaps the best of an impressive series." - Library Journal.
"Starred Review. A resounding victory in historiography." - Kirkus Reviews.
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Richard J. Evans is professor of modern history at Cambridge University. His previous books include In Defense of History, Lying About Hitler, and the companions to this title, The Coming of the Third Reich and The Third Reich in Power.
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