The Third Reich

Michael Burleigh’s account of the whole Hitler project remains unsurpassed after a quarter of a century . . . It is an indispensable workSimon Heffer, The Telegraphs 20 history books that everyone should read

A monumental bookRichard Overy, Sunday Telegraph

If I had to recommend one book on the Third Reich, this would be itDaniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph

In this riveting book, Michael Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context, showing how the Third Reichs abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread in the Europe of the period. He shows how a radical, pseudo-religious movement, led by an oddity with dazzling demagogic talents, seemed to offer salvation to a German exhausted by war, depression and galloping inflation.

A breathtaking achievement, at once broader and deeper than any other single volume ever published on the subject. Indeed I would go further: it is the product of authentic historical geniusNiall Ferguson, Sunday Times

A readable and highly knowledgeable account of that ghastly period. You will never be bored by this extraordinary bookAndrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday