Chronicles the Nazi's rise to power, conquest of Europe, and dramatic defeat at the hands of the Allies.

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William L. Shirer was an American journalist and historian. He became known for his broadcasts on CBS from the German capital of Berlin through the first year of World War II. He was quoted and portrayed in the Netflix documentary Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial. Ron Rosenbaum ****is the bestselling author of Explaining Hitler and The Shakespeare Wars and has written or edited six **other books. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's, The Atlantic, and The New Yorker. He writes a column **for Slate and lives in New York City.

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Hailed as "one of the most important works of history of our time" ( The New York Times ), this definitive chronicle of Hitler's rise to power is back in hardcover with a new introductory essay by Ron Rosenbaum ( Explaining Hitler and How the End Begins ) commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of its National Book Award win.
Since its publication in 1960, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's Nazi Empire has been a perennial international bestseller. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. With millions of copies in print around the globe, this is a vital and enduring classic--a superbly written, unsurpassed record of the last century's darkest hours.