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A Brief History of the Third Reich: The Rise and Fall of the Nazis
- Brief Histories
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
- Categories: History, Europe
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-10-15
A superb telling of the history of the Third Reich
Sean Barrett superbly reads this very informative history audiobook detailing the history of the Third Reich, written in an engaging yet respectful way, bearing in mind the atrocities committed by the Nazis between 1933 and 1945...
Recommended!...
5 people found this helpful
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- 09-10-15
Brief But Exceptional
An exceptionally well written and presented insight into the Third Reich from its very beginnings to its downfall in the rubble of Berlin in 1945. This is an particularly informative look at it subject matter and due to being a “Brief History” succeeds in avoiding getting bogged down in too much detail and statistics.
This audiobook would be ideally for anyone with a passing interest in WW2 or from an education / student point of view and would provide an excellent taster for anyone unsure if they would find the other audiobooks that are available but are a lot longer in length!
4 people found this helpful
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- Muse rule!
- 25-02-17
One of the darkest periods of European History
What did you like most about A Brief History of the Third Reich: The Rise and Fall of the Nazis?
Sean Barrett is one of my favourite narrators and his authoritative and at times slightly amazed ( at the sheer horror of it all) voice enhances this production
What was one of the most memorable moments of A Brief History of the Third Reich: The Rise and Fall of the Nazis?
The descriptions of the almost school-yard efforts of the senior Nazis to impress Their Hero Hitler by outdoing one another
Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Cry- how did it happen and could it happen again ??
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-04-16
Ear opening
I listened to much of this while walking around Berlin. There are many books which recount the events leading up to the Second World War but few which so cogently explain how the Nazis were brought into power _democratically_ and how they retained power until the third Reich unravelled.
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- David Kehoe
- 20-02-20
Very interesting and superbly narrated
This brief but account detailed account is very interesting and is a great listen. Superbly narrated by Barrett. This book gives another great insight into this regime, it’s philosophy’s and it’s subsequent demise. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you like Beevors, Holland’s or Hastings works I would highly recommend as it supplements those authors works very well.
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- Alpharius
- 26-12-20
insightful
narrator was amazing, deep insight into the wacky ways of the nazis and how they operated
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-08-19
Fascinating
I really liked the way this book explained the history and functioning of German society and how the Nazis came to power. This was a democratic process not a coup. It gave some fascinating insights particularly into women’s roles and views at the time. I found it very useful for understanding the current political climate and how populism spreads. This book should be seen as a warning.
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- L. Bennett Jr.
- 05-07-15
Brief but thorough
For me it had plenty of detail and documentation and storyline to explain "how could this happen. Loved the narration as well.
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- Michael T Urban
- 17-04-18
great review
highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the Nazi regime and how Germany and why Germany did what they did in World War II
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-12-18
good brief intro
good introduction to the third Reich. good narration. necessarily leaves out much. also very biased against the third Reich and moralistic at times. given our progressing understanding of genetics and population differences, Nazi "psuedo science" was, in hindsight, the most scientifically sound political philosophy among its major rivals (international communism and democratic liberalism).
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