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Pros
Shirer's book shows a greater depth of knowledge about the 3rd * than i've read about in military or normal history classes.
Cons
Shirer's thesis is that it was not * who was behind the third *, but rather the german people. He falls into the simplistic trap of portraying the causes of * by focusing on german national character, which was a common pseudo-scientific approach back... Read More
It is definitely a 'war and peace' sized tome but that doesn't make it good. The kindle version of this book is a mess! I have the audible version and the two do not sync properly.
Save yourself the agony of this. And it still fails. And this thing is just as repetitive as i remember.
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Quality
I’ve had this volume for years but being down with a health condition i have read it and am astonished at the level of detail.
A truly magnificent piece of accurate historical information.
That proved to be a justifed fear, as it took two months to complete.
5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️- excellent - highly recommended4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - a good, solid read3 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ - an okay read2 ⭐️⭐️ - meh1 ⭐️ - not my cup of tea
Price
I learned a great deal, some which i wish i had not learned, but at the end of the day, i am very happy and grateful that i rea... Read More
-nazism coming to rise democratically, in elections-everything from gaining the government to invasion of poland was pretty mur... Read More
The historical value of first hand account is timeless.
Shipping
Product arrived promptly and in pristine condition.
Competitiveness
Human nature is universal and does not change; americans today are neither different nor better than the german people of the 1930s.
Allowing putin to take land through his aggression against ukraine can lead to only one result: further aggression against othe... Read More
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The big lie was a conspiracy theory called “the stab in the back” which alleged that the germanarmy had not been defeated in wwi
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Instead it posited that people high in the government had sold their people out “stabbed them in the back” by surrendering when the war otherwise would have been won by the german army
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A man who had no real expertise but who gave rousing speeches capitalized on the conspiracy theory
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He told the german people that their government was awful and that he would purge it of the evil and disloyal people and that he would restore their former glory
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If there is one thing my 62 years on this earth have taught me about human nature it is that we prefer comforting lies to uncomfortable truths
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We prefer stories where we are the good guy stories that flatter our ego either individually or collectively and stories that comport with our worldview thus avoiding the unpleasantness associated with cognitive dissonance
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Human nature is universal and does not change americans today are neither different nor better than the german people of the 1930s
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We do not consciously choose to believe lies
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