The Third Reich during wartime

The Third Reich at War

Editor's Recommendation ★ Through macroscopic depictions of the war and the wartime experiences of ordinary people, this book meticulously recounts the Nazis' military conquests and devastation. From the German invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, to its surrender in May 1945, Germany's blitzkrieg swept across Europe, occupying France, Denmark, Norway, the Netherlands, and other countries, and invading Britain, the Soviet Union, and North Africa. From the Battle of Poland, the Winter War, the Battle of the Bulge, and Operation Barbarossa to the Battle of Britain, the Battle of Stalingrad, and the Invasion of Normandy, Evans, with his fluid narrative and clear analysis, recounts the pivotal battles that shaped the course of World War II, transporting readers back to the very scene of history.
This book explores the Nazis' genocide and eugenics policies in depth, thoroughly analyzing their participants, motivations, methods, locations, numbers of people killed, and reactions from all walks of life. This book explores the Nazis' attempts to reshape Europe's racial order, their prejudice against "inferior races" like Jews, Slavs, and Roma, the ideologies of Hitler, Goebbels, and Himmler, the impact of racial conversion and cleansing on the war economy and resource allocation, the "purification" mentality behind the killing of the mentally ill and disabled children, the brutality of concentration camps like Auschwitz and Birkenau, the plans for mass shootings and gas chambers, the number of victims of Nazi atrocities, and the German public's support or opposition to these crimes, providing a comprehensive understanding of the 20th century's greatest catastrophe.
Breaking with the singular focus on battles or concentration camps, this book comprehensively exposes the Third Reich's wartime system and its operations, providing insight into the root causes of the Nazis' self-destruction. Using the war's progression as its chronological axis, this book meticulously explores how Germany mobilized every aspect of its empire, including domestic politics, foreign policy, the economy, colonization, population management, weapons development, corporate collaboration, media propaganda, religious beliefs, literature, film, music, art, and scientific research, controlling every aspect of its empire and devoting the nation's efforts to "total war."
Focusing not only on a handful of high-ranking Nazi officials like Hitler and Goebbels, but also on Hitler's allies, government officials, military commanders, and ordinary citizens, this book presents a more complete and authentic account of the Third Reich. Drawing on a wealth of official documents, meeting minutes, telegrams, letters, newspapers, diaries, memoirs, and other historical materials, Evans meticulously reconstructs the psychology and decision-making of Nazi leaders like Hitler, Goebbels, and Himmler. He also portrays figures who shaped the survival of the Reich, such as Minister of Armaments Speer, Governor-General of the General Government of Poland Frank, Army Commander-in-Chief Brauchitsch, Commander of Army Group B Bock, Director of the Party Executive Office Bormann, Director of the Führer's Executive Office Bauhler, Chief of the Reich Press Office Dietrich, and Commander of Auschwitz concentration camp Höss, offering a comprehensive and multifaceted account of the inner workings of Nazi Germany.
★Recommended by media outlets including Time, Publishers Weekly, The Guardian, Kirkus Reviews, The New York Times, and The Washington Post.
Experts recommend Evans's fluent prose, which demonstrates his thorough understanding of the history of the Third Reich and its vast documentary sources... Evans's depiction of the Third Reich's ultimate fall is as gripping and brilliant as the Allied forces' encirclement of Germany. ... Historians and readers alike will be captivated by the author's narrative prowess after reading this book.
—Publishers Weekly

Why did the German people, so eager for order and national pride, so unhesitatingly follow history's most reckless criminal to their doom? Richard Evans's historical masterpiece, The Third Reich at War, answers nearly every possible facet of this question. ... This history is so familiar, but with wisdom, good structure, and admirably clear prose, Evans offers the best and most up-to-date summary of a subject that has been extensively studied over the past few decades.
—Time Magazine

We all know how this story ends, but Richard Evans's trilogy more subtly guides us to the full picture - The Guardian

Few historians have dared to attempt such a grand narrative, and it is hard to imagine anyone else improving on this work, let alone surpassing it.
—The Washington Post

Evans combines traditional research directions such as Nazi racial policy, internal party struggles and foreign policy with more recent academic focuses such as cultural life, educational policy and economic plunder; the materials used are diverse, including classic official information such as Gestapo documents and SPD secret reports, as well as first-hand records such as letters and diaries of Germans at the time. He presents all aspects of Nazi Germany to readers without omission, which is truly all-encompassing.
——German History

Evans avoids the shortcomings of many historical works on the Third Reich: equating the history of the Third Reich with Hitler's personal biography, with ordinary Germans either victims of Himmler's reign of terror or mindless receptacles of Goebbels' propaganda. In his writing, the history of the Third Reich has no protagonists, but a group of villains who are treated equally, presenting readers with a fuller and more realistic Third Reich.
—The New York Times

The "Third Reich Trilogy" is the most comprehensive history of Nazi Germany available in any language today.
—Ian Kershaw, author of A Trip to Hell: 1914–1949

The "Third Reich" trilogy offers a breathtakingly comprehensive account of the origins, development, and fall of Hitler's regime, and it is likely to serve as the benchmark by which such works will be measured for a long time to come.
—Robert Citino, Scholar at the American Historical Association Synopsis: Until 1939, most Germans still believed that Europe would not be plunged into another all-out war, and that Hitler would maintain peace through diplomacy while restoring German glory. However, this glimmer of hope was shattered on September 1st, when 1.5 million German troops invaded Poland. The prelude to World War II officially began, and Germany began its blitzkrieg across continental Europe. As the occupied territories expanded, the Third Reich implemented a new racial order and eugenics program, gradually expanding its targets from Jews, Poles, Slavs, and Roma to "sociopaths," the mentally ill, and disabled children. From "euthanasia" programs to genocide, the Nazis gradually implemented industrialized, assembly-line-style mass murder.
From the Winter War, the Battle of Britain, Operation Barbarossa, to the Battle of Stalingrad, Richard J. Evans combines a macro-narrative of the war's course with personal accounts from people of all walks of life and ethnicity to reveal how Germany ignited the flames of war in Europe, providing insight into Hitler's ambitions and motives, and providing a comprehensive account of the events leading up to and following World War II. He also focuses on the daily experiences and mental states of ordinary members of the Nazi Party, ordinary Germans, and "non-Germans," meticulously depicting how "ordinary people" survived during this tragic period of war. The book blends narrative, description, and analysis, covering battles, policies, intra-party struggles, economic development, cultural propaganda, weapons development, scientific research, and genocide, providing a comprehensive and accurate account of every aspect of the Third Reich from the outbreak of war in 1939 to its complete collapse in 1945.

2020-08-01

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