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The Third Reich at War
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 35 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
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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- julien
- 08-11-18
misleading title
this book is an history of the third reich jewish policies during the war. I hoped it would be a military history book on how the third reich waged war, tactics, equipment and german point of view. Instead you get a tedious and detailed list of massacres, just in case we forgot that the jews suffered a lot. Seriously, the first 13h are just a list of jewish massacres, i gave up after that...
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- jules
- 25-06-18
A little brief
was looking forward to this one but the author skips over climatic events within a couple of paragraphs. the main of the book concerns concentration camps and the final solution.
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- Avid reader
- 16-08-14
Good book. Dreadful reader
What did you like best about The Third Reich at War? What did you like least?
I appreciated the effort and research required to portray the reality of the horror people suffered during the post World War I up to the end of world War II experienced. At worst it was sometimes too graphic for too long. That tends to dull the senses.
What did you like best about this story?
The horror of war is not to be liked. At best we can learn and remember not to repeat it.
How did the narrator detract from the book?
In every possible way. I have never listened to three books - read successively by the same reader - that were read with such sad neglect of proper pausing, intonation and whatever other crimes a narrator can be guilty of. One would have thought or hoped that there had been an overseer of sorts who might have been able to guide the narrator. If it had been my books -I listened to the series of three - i might have torn my heart out. I often had to rewind to get the correct meaning when a sentence ended in mid-air, so to speak. I hardly think the author inserted all those unappropriated commas and full-stops.
Did The Third Reich at War inspire you to do anything?
Yes, to avoid the narrator at all cost.
Any additional comments?
This book and its twi predecessors were done an insult.
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- Michael Embree
- 01-08-21
Misleading
Not a book about the Third Reich at war but of the Third Reich's war crimes and genocide. Not for those looking for a book about military campaigns or a strategic or operational level history. I gave up after 15 or so hours of listening to endless details about various executions and murders.
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- Rev David Linaker
- 07-06-19
A great scholarly work marred by terrible narration
In common with the other two books in the series, the scholarship is flawless, but the narration appalling, with the narrator unable properly to pronounce simple proper nouns. As a result this seriously detracted from enjoyment of the excellent text.
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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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- Quincy
- 13-11-14
This is not a military history of WW2
Is there anything you would change about this book?
This book is about the Germans at War rather than about Germany at war. Its a social account primarily rather than a military one.
Have you listened to any of Sean Pratt’s other performances? How does this one compare?
Performance was very good.
Was The Third Reich at War worth the listening time?
Yes, but not as a military history. There are many more complete books out there which cover it in greater depth and detail.
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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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- 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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- P. Cunningham
- 27-12-23
Exceptionally Well Read History
This is a very detailed and well read story of Germany and WW2.
I highly recommend this recording.
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