The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
By William L Shirer
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks (1990)
One of the longest books that I have read – the text is 1147 pages. It is a very informative and reliable history of the rise and fall of Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany. It is readable too – I completed it.
To me, the book portrays Hitler as a very shrewd politician who was able to make full use of the gullibility of human nature to his absolute advantage. His downfall was when he began to believe his own lies and think himself as invincible.
While reading the book, I could not help linking the methods of the Nazi party with the methods of today’s politicians, and I would urge everyone to read this book to, at the very least, be aware of what is happening around us.
After all that is said of Hitler and his methods, one thing to be remembered about him is – he had not used his power to amass a vast private fortune, as did many around him.
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