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The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war. This magnificent second volume of Richard J. Evans's three-volume history of Nazi Germany was hailed by Benjamin Schwartz of The Atlantic Monthly as "the definitive English-language account... gripping and precise." It chronicles the incredible story of Germany's radical reshaping under Nazi rule. As those who were deemed unworthy to be counted among the German people were dealt with in increasingly brutal terms, Hitler's drive to prepare Germany for the war that he saw as its destiny reached its fateful hour in September 1939.
The Third Reich in Power is the fullest and most authoritative account yet written of how, in six years, Germany was brought to the edge of that terrible abyss.
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- Phillip Lawrence
- 04-04-16
Very thorough account
Detailed background of how the Third Reich built and led Europe to war
Very disappointing narration, mainly put off by the accent and pronunciation of repetitive words and phrases
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- Rolf Bonde Bondeson
- 27-06-11
What you did not know, very interesting
The two first books on Third reich is very interesting with lots of details. A must be for any one interested in why it became very bad in 30'ties and 40'ties.
Narrator is very good, but should take a basic course in german pronounciation. Who have ever heard of Gehring oh dear it is Herman Göring, took me long time to figure out. Could be ok in US or Isles, but not on the continent
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-11-18
With Trump in Power a 'Must Read'
Prof Evans is a maven of Nazism with a solid analytical approach and review. Detailed, precise and depressingly prescient. The logical picking apart of the 3rd Reich in Power has echoes for the challenges faced by Democratic States concerned by the Behaviour of the US President. A vital read
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- Clive
- 16-06-18
Utterly superb
This is the second volume of three.
Utterly absorbing listen. Great depth and breadth, a masterpiece.
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- Hudds Man
- 25-11-14
Great Writing, dreadful reading
Would you consider the audio edition of The Third Reich in Power to be better than the print version?
Probably Not
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Sean Pratt?
Somebody who can actually read English. The mid-phrase pauses were very distracting and made some parts very difficult to follow. Mr Pratt seriously needs to learn how to pronounce basic English words such as quay.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Understand why it happened.
Any additional comments?
The whole series provided a great insight into the Third Reich. Generally very well written but the reading was very poor indeed.
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- Eva
- Cheshire, United Kingdom
- 15-11-13
in power...
What did you like most about The Third Reich in Power?
There is nothing not to like. It is great book showing point of view of regular Germans in different parts of society.
What did you like best about this story?
I liked the letters and diary entries added for the feel of an era.
What about Sean Pratt’s performance did you like?
He is the best narrator for this type of book. I wish he did some of the WWI and WWII documentaries on TV as narrator. Love his voice for history book. Didn't doze off even for a minute and I listen all day long!
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- Maria
- 14-08-10
Great book, annoying narrator
This is a thorough and well-organized history of post Weimar Republic Germany before the actual outbreak of war. My only gripe would be the narrator, who often pauses mid-sentence (not at a comma) and reminds one of a high school student. He mispronounces even some common words. To top it off, he narrates with a sarcastic tone which makes his mediocre reading ability even more annoying. BTW, you won't notice these things in your "sample listening." It will take you about an hour of listening for him to really begin getting on your nerves.
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- Amanda
- 30-12-11
A great historical work, well-narrated
I am working my way through listening to the whole Evans' trilogy. It is good historical scholarship and a well-written narrative history of the Third Reich. As an audio-book, the narrator is generally pretty good - I have no problems listening to his narration and I have found the first two volumes (yet to listen to the third) excellent.
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- Papa.Jack
- 22-12-10
Good but annoying
I agree with the other reviewer regarding the reader. This book needs a second edition update - not read by Sean Pratt. If you can get past the herky-jerky narration then it's worthwhile but I'm off to my local Library for the other two volumes.
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- Mike From Mesa
- 18-09-10
A catalog of horrors
The second book in Richard Evans' trilogy of Nazi Germany.
As if the horrors detailed in the first volume were not enough, Mr Evans details the gradual erosion of the individual rights of all Germans and the complete indifference showed by most to that loss of freedom and especially to the loss of liberty and dignity of the persecuted minorities. An outstanding book that should be read by all.
As with the first volume, my only complaint is the flat and uninspired reading of Sean Pratt. But even that is not enough to cause this wonderful book to lose a star. As after reading the first volume, I will purchase the next as soon as I can gather the courage to listen to another, more brutal, list of horrors.
One can only wonder what those responsible for not stopping the Nazis when they had the power told themselves after the fact. Did Chamberlain ever have to deal with what he helped create? Or Baldwin? Or others in the British and French governments who could have stopped the Nazi horror in its cradle? Did those people who continually ignored Churchill's warnings ever have to face up to what they helped create?
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- Zaubermond
- 10-11-12
Excellent text in need of better narrator
Evans' trilogy is a significant contribution to what is available in English. Yes, it is quite detailed and specific: obviously some readers do not require so much detail. But that is precisely why I have gotten so much from Evans' work. I've been a student of German history for decades and am always looking to learn something new. The author's knowledge of the German language allows him to delve into primary sources, not just rehash the same old stuff.
Getting through the series was difficult for me, not because of the writing style, but due to the content itself. The events and stories are told in living color. Often they are horrific and heart-breaking, and at times utterly incomprehensible and disturbing. In my opinion, Evans handles the subject matter well, neither holding back nor resorting to hyperbole.
Another difficulty with getting through the series is the narration. I was not thrilled with Sean Pratt's reading of Vol. 1, "The Coming of the Third Reich," and if anything he is even more annoying in this book. I would hope that a reader of a book about Nazi Germany would have at least a basic competence in pronouncing German names. Pratt's bizarre pacing and fingernails-on-a-chalkboard pronunciation are utterly excruciating. I live in hope that eventually a new narrator will do the series, though I doubt it as each book is so long and doubtless expensive to produce.
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- D. Heard
- 10-11-11
Leaves me wanting for more
As with the first of this series I found the information to be quite interesting. I have since read Storm of war and No Simple Victory to supplement my knowledge.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-07-11
Gets very bogged down in the details
The first book is worth listening to, especially if you've already read Shirer's "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich." It gives a different view that Shirer's--more detailes in some forms, less detailed in others.
This book ("The Third Reich in Power") is terminally boring, especially in the middle two sections. Listening to hour after hour of the administrative pettiness of the Nazis may be very interesting to a sociologist, but the vast majority of history buffs can probably skip it. The fourth part, getting into the foreign policy during the 30s, finally gets interesting again.
Also, as has been said before, the reader is simply AWFUL. It sounds as if this is the first time he's seen the material, he inserts random pauses, mispronunciations, etc. Just awful.
Still looking forward to the third book.
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- Rebecca
- 05-12-10
How can it happen?
I selected this book because of being curious how the Nazi's gained power and how such insanity took over. I was not disappointed. This is the first of a trilogy about Nazi Germany written by an English history professor. It's fairly new (2004) and examines many aspects of German politics, society, art, education, science leading up to and post World War I. I knew that the WWI defeat of Germany and the subsequent treatment, followed by the Great Depression were part of what enabled Hitler and his Nazi party to take over. However, Evans also covers general apathy, and how nobody thought this uneducated, unrefined man could take over. Also, others simply went along to avoid being beaten and tortured during the oncoming reign of terror. I immediately got the 2nd volume, and I'm sure the 3rd will follow after that. Very textured book - I kept stopping and looking up various people who were described or quoted.
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- Lisa
- 31-10-18
EXCEPTIONAL
Highly recommend this as well as the follow-up Third Reich in Power & Third Reich at War - These are VERY long - but I learned so much - I wish he had written one more w/the same level of detail on Germany's re-building, recovery after the war and living w/what the Third Reich haf done
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- duke ponick
- 16-10-18
Sale of New Fermenting Wine in Old Cracked Bottles
At least as brilliant as Vol. 1 of the Trilogy. I suggest you listen to the last of the Section of March Into The East ( IV) beginning at around 31:37 on the audio and pages 705-712 in the book (I like reading the book at the same time I am listening to get a better grasp of it.) It won't spoil the narrative. It will quickly give you the hateful results of a megalomaniac's tactics in duping the public with crackpot, bigoted and dangerous ideas packaged in old bunting and hatreds and the corollary social control through incessant propaganda. rallies, surveillance, incarceration and violence.You have to listen to the whole book to get a sense of how people simply resigned and inured themselves to the lack of humanity and brutality urged by the Great One in this period. (1933-39). The narration improved in this Volume to my ears.