The Rise and Fall Of The Third Reich : A History of Nazi Germany

The Rise and Fall Of The Third Reich : A History of Nazi Germany
ISBN: 9780099421764
Publication Date: 2 May 1991

SINCE ITS PUBLICATION FIVE DECADES AGO, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century's blackest hours. A worldwide bestseller with millions of copies in print, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world.

Here, in a thoughtful new introduction for the fiftieth anniversary of its National Book Award win, Ron Rosenbaum, author of the much-admired Explaining Hitler, takes a fresh and penetrating look at this vital and enduring classic and the role it continues to play in today's discussions of the history of Nazi Germany.

About the Author

William Lawrence Shirer was widely respected as a journalist and writer. After working for the Chicago Tribune and William Randolph Hearst as a European correspondent, Shirer was headhunted by Edward R Murrow to join CBS as one of "Murrow's Boys." Reporting from Germany until 1940, Shirer coverd much of the Nazi's rise to power and the early days of the Second World War and later published his Berlin Diary based on his notes from the time. He fled Germany in 1940 but returned to cover the Nuremberg trials. His 1960 publication of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich was a huge success and Shirer was awarded the National Book Award for Nonfiction. He died in Massachusetts in 1993.