The Third Reich at War Capa dura - 2009

por Richard J. Evans

The final volume in Richard J. Evans's masterly trilogy on the historyof Nazi Germany traces the rise and fall of German military might, themobilization 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 Grimesin The New York Times) and 'the most comprehensive historyof the Third Reich' (Ian Kershaw), this epic trilogy reaches itsterrifying climax in this volume.

Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the war'sprogress with viscerally affecting personal testimony froma 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 moredeeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Freshinsights into the conflict's great events are here, from the invasionof Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitler's suicide inthe bunker. But just as important is the re-creation of the dailyexperience of ordinary Germans in wartime, staggering underpressure from Allied bombing and their own government'smounting demands upon them. At the center of the book isthe Nazi extermination of Europe's Jews, set in the context ofHitler's genocidal plans for the racial restructuring of Europe.

Blending narrative, description and analysis,The Third Reich at War creates an engrossing picture atonce sweeping and precise of a society rushing headlong toself-destruction and taking much of Europe with it. It is theculmination of a historical masterwork that will remain themost authoritative work on Nazi Germany for years to come.