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The Third Reich at War
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
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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 Hitler’s 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 people - from 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 conflict’s great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler’s 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 government’s mounting demands upon them. At the center of the book is the Nazi extermination of Europe’s Jews, set in the context of Hitler’s genocidal plans for the racial restructuring of Europe.
Blending narrative, description, and analysis, The Third Reich at War creates an engrossing picture - at once sweeping and precise - of 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.
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- james
- 01-12-21
Revealing, disturbing and compelling
Don't often write reviews but after listening to this trilogy i felt compelled to comment. The breadth and depth of the Richard J. Evans' researches is comprehensive and the insights he offers to the Third Reich are revealing and often quite disturbing, especially once the Nazis plunge Europe into war. Sean Pratt does an outstanding job of narrating the story too. If you are interested in our recent European past especially rhe period of WW2 then i recommend you listen to this trilogy.
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- TIM
- 13-04-13
THE THIRD REICH AT WAR
A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO THE THIRD REICHS WAR, THE BRUTALITY OF THE SS, THE INITIAL SUCCESS AND THEN DEVASTATNG DEFEATS OF THE WEHRMACHT AND THE HORRORS FACED BY THE CIVILIAN POPULATION AS HITLERS THOUSAND YEAR REICH COLLAPSED IN RUINS
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- Robanti
- 03-06-13
Very interesting and complete history
I always wanted to understand more about the Nazis and how they went about coming to power and then going to war, so this was a very good way to get some insight into what really went on. It is long but well worth the listen.
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- William
- 14-11-22
brilliant analysis and detail
an insightful and well written analysis. all 3 books in this trilogy are a must read / listen for anyone with an interest in the human condition, let alone the 3rd Reich or German history in general.
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- Tracey J Dalton and Richard Welfare
- 17-05-23
Brilliant
Brilliant. Interesting analysis and insight into a chilling era that we think we all know about.
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- crabbit101
- 30-04-15
Superb
The best history of the third reich I've read. Slightly annoyed by some poor pronunciation by the narrator at times!
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- Ole Andersen
- 08-09-21
Great
I souls love ifølge the narators were better at pronounciatinos of names forreign to their native language.
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- HellRazor
- 30-09-17
Very Good Historical Written Documentary.
The author's successful attempt at a relatively unjudgemental treatment of an extraordinary period of time and stream of events. The narration, while not brilliant, is at least clear and Evans' writing is certainly strong enough to withstand the mediocre delivery.
I listened to this and the 2nd volume in the series, The Third Reich in Power via Audible. The narration is clear, relentless and unambiguous. The author collates and digests what must have amounted to vast quantities of data to give a taut, dense, gritty feel to his histories. The visceral, gutsy way he treats his version of history works exceptionally well in the way he attempts to encapsulate the experience of what it meant for many to live through this period in time.
This is the type of historical writing that resonates the best with me. When an author can reveal concepts in a such way that the reader can reach out, grab ahold of, tilt and turn to get at different angles of the thing in question, a kind of magic happens. This is the kind of descriptive magic that allows the reader an access to a historical reality as if it were woven from the fabric of his own life experiences.
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- Curly
- 18-12-23
The whole story excellent 👌
Superb easy to follow more please, I recommend this whole heartedly! I learnt so much more about WW2 from the German perspective
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- Eva
- 15-11-13
...at war
What did you like most about The Third Reich at War?
As with previous two books in this trilogy, the writting was perfect- easy to follow and narration without any faults. Perfect combination of great book and great reader.
What other book might you compare The Third Reich at War to, and why?
There are so many books one could compare this book with on the market, but hands down- this one best for me as I rather like story of the "little people". Here on audible there is a bit outdated, but still great book, by american correspondent William L. Shirer, one of the best books written by somebody who actually was there. It is called "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" and while not completely up to date on quite a few facts and with some obvious onesided beliefs which are now known to be incorrect, it is also a great listen. It is also worth to read Albert Speer's memoirs as while now known to be full of half truths and complete lies, it does portray the era pretty well. There are many of the diaries and letters which were later published by themselves and which Evans uses in this trilogy and they are all great background read.
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