The Coming of the Third Reich Audiobook

" An exhaustive series of vignettes of events post WWI that ultimately enabled the Nazi ascendancy. Not recommended for any but the most ardent readers of history, The Coming of the Third Reich is a fascinating, blow-by-blow account of all the seemingly unrelated characters and trivialities that yielded what would become WWII. "

" There are a LOT of books on Nazi Germany but this one stands out. This is only the first in a trilogy. "

" First of three volumes on Nazi Germany, incorporates new research, powerfully written and compelling, his interpretation is that the Weimar Republic had failed, the Kanzlers ruling by decree in the final years of the repulic, Germany was headed toward authoritarian rule (as was much of eastern Europe already). If not the Nazis, then a military dictatorship. Will probably be the definitive history of the Third Reich. "

" The book sets out in the intro to displace The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich as the go-to book for the general reader. It doesn't. The older book may not be a historian's delight, but it's a great read. Evans has some interesting historical observations, but I kept putting the book down, skipping over pages due to general boredom. How can you make the Nazis boring? A clumsy, sloppy conversational prose with cut and paste organization will help. I see nothing wrong with history having a narrative and telling a story, but Evans seems bent on undermining such an approach. "

" This book was so good, I'm not on page 100 of the second volume, "The Third Reich in Power." What's so good about it? A few things. Of course, it adds to what I knew or was taught about the Third Reich already. But what's more interesting is how there is more to know, as well, by which I mean, there are more declassified sources and, as the events recede into the past, we can get a wider view. Evans starts his book with the terrific opening sentence, "Is it wrong to start with Bismark?" Not in this reader's view. By starting with Bismark, Evan is able to take a useful longer view than I got in history class, where the Third Reich story began after WWI. Here, it's easier to see a freshly-united Germany intent on taking its "rightful" place on the world stage, unsuccessful at the end of the first WW, and determined to try again. A new democracy unused to its freedoms, a large segment of the population fearful of Communists, a nation whose dreams of domination were dashed in 1918, a country struggling in the worldwide depression of the '30's--Evans does an excellent job of laying out these and other factors in the rise of Hitler and Nazism for this layperson's understanding. Added more depth to what I already knew; showed me much I didn't know I should know. "

" Great Historical perspective, but more detail than I needed and could comprehend. "

" Unmatched history of the takeover of Germany by the Nazis "

" This was a good history book. Fairly antiseptic, but thoroughly readable. Nothing anecdotal. "

" This is an excellent history of how Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany. I'm looking forward to reading the follow-up book, "The Third Reich in Power". "

" Great book. It starts with the unification of Germany, which is important to show that the ideas fueling the Third Reich were present in German society long before the Nazis came to prominence and took power. A good point to start the task of understanding the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. "

" A little tough to get through all of the names and dates and places, and it gave me nightmares but very illuminating. "

" Important survey of how a society as brilliant yet troubled as Germany could succumb to the threat of Nazism. Evans believes that German militarism and economic catastrophe made an extremist takeover inevitable, with only too disastrous effects for the world. "

" Very good read, really learnt a lot more about how the Nazis came into being. Were all the atrocities entirely Hitler's doing? So far, he couldn't be entirely blamed for all the Nazis doings. Very eager to find out more in the next book. "

" Excellent read. The other are great too. "

" First of a trilogy. This will probably be the standard reference for the history of the Nazis for years to come. Exhaustively researched. If you've ever wondered how and why the Nazis ever came to power, this provides all the answers. And to top if off -- it's totally readable. "

" Detailed, long, sad. "

" Good, balanced overview. "

" Remarkable book. It should be read by anyone who lives in perilous times where everyone believes they have the truth and everyone else is a devil. "

" I agree with Evans. You need to go back and understand the history of Germany to understand the coming of the Third Reich "

" finally history that is readable "