Customer Reviews
Good memory jogger of main facts involved - By: PhilosopherKing, 18 Nov 2008 
I enjoyed reading this book & while a lot of it was a re-hash of information that I had already picked up before I think that it is good for beginners or a memory jogger.
Immense - By: DavyA, 20 Jun 2007 
This brick of a book is truly excellent. The detail is superb & the writing is of the highest quality. Burleigh offers a fresh perspective on an extremely well documented period of history.
I found this book engrossing & difficult to put down.Charting the rise of Nazism & the decisions & dogma which shaped Nazi policies, this book is surely a must for those with an interestin the subject.
It is obvious why this book has won the plaudits it has. The section on the invasion of Russia is particularly well done, although the whole book is of the highest quality. A work of immense proportions.
Definately a NEW history - By: , 19 Mar 2006 Having used this book at university i would recomend it to anyone wishin to further their understanding of the Nazi dictatorship. This book helps to enlighten the reader & explain the Third Reich like no other. It is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand just how a civilised country can descend into terror & repression. It offers a 'startingly original interpretation' of the mind set of the Nazis & the mental world of Germany at the time.
This is historical writing at its best!
(For those who are interestedin this book you should also look into the works of Richard Evans & Ian Kershaw.)
I've never thought about it this way... - By: Aj Viljoen, 08 Oct 2004 You will NOT read this bookin one sitting. By now you probably know that this book presents the case for Germanyin & around World War 2. It takes into consideration so many things one doesn't normally think about,in an attempt to try to explain (but not justify) why the German Nation (often perceived as meticulous, calculating, precise & level-headed) seemed to have "lost it" during this critical timein their history. And it makes sense.
By now you probably also know that this is a good book: it has won literary prizes & I've never seen a bad review. So, if you are interested enoughin 30s German history, enough to sit through almost 1000 pages of it, you can't go wrong, especially since this book approaches it from a fresh angle. It was worth it for me.
AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION - By: Luciano Lupini, 16 Feb 2004 Although it is not an easily readable book, for the general public, if you have a serious interest about the history of the third Reich, make no mistake: you will not be able to overlook this book, which will surely be a classic. It is a thoroughly well researched contribution about the connection between religious beliefs & mass fanaticism; the interaction between the "new" domestic & international values, based on aggression; & the other causes involvedin the rise (and fall) of the III Reich. From a different perspective from other mainstream historians, this winner of the Samuel Johnson prize for non fiction, has accomplished quite an original scholarly feat, one which will enlighten the comprehension of this particular period of history. No wonder many international critics have found the subtitle of this opus -A new History- particularly well deserved. Of great interest is the chapter related with the demise of the rule of law, a thorough analysis of the penetration of the judiciary & the subordination of the police & government to the totalitarian Fuhrerprinzip.
