emilyrosebooks 's review for:

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer

3.5

challenging informative slow-paced

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This book is not for the faint of heart and can be very dry and dull at times, but there has never been a better description of the Third Reich and Hitler's genius rise to power and political intuition. The fact that he is evil is of no question, but seeing how things got so out of hand and how he manipulated and out maneuvered everyone for so long. It was his own hubris that brought him down actually, and seeing his breakdown and delusions catch up to him was really fascinating. I highly recommend to anyone who is a real deal WWII history nerd. Otherwise, probably skip.