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  1. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (1960) is a 1,140-page history of Nazi Germany from its inception through its final days. As a newspaper and radio reporter, author William L. Shirer lived and worked in the Third Reich during the 1930s and early 1940s.

  2. William Lawrence Shirer (February 23, 1904 - December 28, 1993) was an American journalist, war correspondent, and historian, who wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of...

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  4. Certainly the most popular study ever published on the nazi period, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich was arguably the most controversial as well. Although widely acclaimed in the United States and in various European countries, Shirer's work was bitterly attacked in West Germany. Indeed, the contrast between the initial

  5. Apr 8, 2024 · The book is a comprehensive and readable study of the Nazis’ rise to power under Adolf Hitler, the details and excesses of their rule, and their eventual demise. Shirer’s other major historical work is The Collapse of the Third Republic: An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940 (1969).

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  6. National Book Award Winner: The definitive account of Nazi Germany and “one of the most important works of history of our time” (The New York Times). When the Third Reich fell, it fell swiftly....

  7. Oct 11, 2011 · William L. Shirer. Simon and Schuster, Oct 11, 2011 - History - 1280 pages. The fiftieth anniversary edition of the National Book Award–winning bestseller that is the definitive study of...

  8. Jan 1, 1990 · The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Hardcover – January 1, 1990. More than three hundred photographs accompany this abridged edition of the best-selling history of Hitler's Germany, detailing the rise of the Nazis, the events of World War II, the Holocaust, the Nuremberg Trials, and postwar Germany.

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