The final volume in Richard J. Evansas masterly trilogy on the history of Nazi Germany traces the rise and fall of German military might, the mobilization of a apeopleas communitya to serve a war of conquest, and Hitleras campaign of racial subjugation and genocide
Already hailed as aa masterpiecea (William Grimes in "The New York Times") and athe most comprehensive historya] of the Third Reicha (Ian Kershaw), this epic trilogy reaches its terrifying climax in this volume.
Evans interweaves a broad narrative of the waras progress with viscerally affecting personal testimony from a wide range of peopleafrom 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 more deeply immersed in war than any society before or since. Fresh insights into the conflictas great events are here, from the invasion of Poland to the Battle of Stalingrad to Hitleras suicide in the bunker. But just as important is the re-creation of the daily experience of ordinary Germans in wartime, staggering under pressure from Allied bombing and their own governmentas mounting demands upon them. At the center of the book is the Nazi extermination of Europeas Jews, set in the context of Hitleras genocidal plans for the racial restructuring of Europe.
Blending narrative, description and analysis, "The Third Reich at War" creates an engrossing pictureaat once sweeping and preciseaof a society rushing headlong to self-destruction and taking much of Europe with it. It is the culmination of a historical masterwork that will remain the most authoritative work on Nazi Germany for years to come.