num_pages: 965
description: In this riveting book, Michael Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context, showing how the Third Reich's abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread in the Europe of the period. He shows how a radical, pseudo-religious movement, led by an oddity with dazzling demagogic talents, seemed to offer salvation to a German exhausted by war, depression and galloping inflation. 'This is a monumental book.' Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph 'If I had to recommend one book on the Third Reich, this would be it.' Daniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph 'It is a breathtaking achievement, at once broader and deeper than any other single volume ever published on the subject. Indeed I would go it is the product of authentic historical genius.' Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times 'Happily, Michael Burleigh now fills that bibliographical gap, with a readable and highly knowledgeable account of that ghastly period. You will never be bored by this extraordinary book.' Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday
language: English
title: The Third Reich: A New History
titlecomplete: The Third Reich: A New History
characters: Albert Speer, Hermann Göring, Adolf Hitler, Josef Goebbels, Benito Mussolini, Helmuth James Graf von Moltke, Franz von Papen, Heinrich Brüning, Winston Churchill, Heinrich Himmler, Alfred Rosenberg, Odilo Globočnik, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Adolf Eichmann, Hans Frank, Joseph Stalin, Paul von Hindenburg, Reinhard Heydrich
genres: Military History, History, World War II, Politics, European History, German Literature, Germany, War, Nonfiction, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 1432
places: Third Reich
awards: awardedAt: 978336000000
name: Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction
publisher: Pan Books