Although this is a disturbing book to read because of content it was well worth the long read. I learned a lot about what life was like in Germany and its Eastern European Allies during the long decade of World War II. This is not a tight, chronological read so it may be difficult for someone who knows nothing of the war to grasp in some places. Evans concentrates on Hitler's relationship with Stalin so the book is more focused towards Eastern Europe than towards Western Europe. I found the entire trilogy useful as a non-historian. Includes many details that you wouldn't have learned in a basic history course, such as the intellectual history of Nazism -- including links to German Romanticism -- and the state of German universities under the regime. The third book is particularly helpful from an international relations perspective, as it provides detailed narrative about how enthusiastically some countries in the German sphere of influence participated in the Holocaust -- as well as information about the resistance movements that emerged in each area.
Excellent history of the Germans in World War II. A good, well written book
—baileyjo23
The Third Reich at War by Richard J. Evans (no date)
—Vane
Life changing. Absolutely outstanding.
—Tammy
holocaust: bad
—Tisnim
