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The Coming of the Third Reich (Hardcover)

by Richard J. Evans (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 622 pages
  • Publisher: Allen Lane (30 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 071399648X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0713996487
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.4 x 4.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
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This title unfolds perhaps the single most important story of the 20th century: how a stable and modern country in less than a single lifetime led Europe into moral, physical and cultural ruin and despair. A terrible story not least because there were so many other ways in which Germany's history could have been played out. With authority, skill and compassion, Evans recreates a country torn apart by overwhelming economic, political and social blows: World War I, Versailles, hyperinflation and the Great Depression. One by one these blows ruined or pushed aside almost everything admirable about Germany, leaving the way clear for a truly horrifying ideology to take command.

About the Author
RICHARD J EVANS is Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University. His previous books include IN DEFENCE OF HISTORY and TELLING LIES ABOUT HITLER. He lives outside Cambridge.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Focuses on the Weimar Republic, 10 Mar 2004
By James Ferguson (Vilnius, Lithuania) - See all my reviews
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This is the first installment in a promising new series on the Third Reich by Richard Evans. In this book, Evans examines the Weimar Republic and the many factors that led to the rise of Hitler and his populist National Socialist Party. Far from being a foregone conclusion, Evans shows the many vacillations in German politics during the interwar years and how for a brief while, the Weimar Republic appeared to be on the road to recovery. However, by constantly overriding the parliament by using the Enabling Act, chancellors set the stage for eventual dictatorial rule, as Germany went through violent economic upheavals.

Evans does a great job of outlining the various political parties and the antagonisms that developed after WWI. He notes the ideological origins of the Nazis in the German Nationalist Party, which refused to let go of its venerated image of Bismarck. Evans strips the veneer off this image to show how badly the Nationalists, and later Hiter, interpreted Bismarck. He gives a lot of attention to the Center and Social Democratic Parties which formed the consensus in the Reichstag, and illustrates the rise of the Communist Party, which became the whipping post of Nationalists and Nazis as the threat of Soviet expansion grew.

Evans gives special attention to the plight of the Jews, but notes that Germany would have been the last place one would have expected such a virulent form of anti-Semitism to emerge. Jews were for the most part integrated in German life prior to WWI, and continued to enjoy a relatively unfettered life through most of the Weimar period. But, the rise of the Nazi party in the rural regions would cast the Jew in an increasingly unfavorable light.

One can't but hold out hope throughout Evans' engaging narrative, as he shows how Germany struggled to hold onto representative government during the Weimar Republic, but as Hitler changed his tactics and drew on an increasingly Populist base, he appealed to the German longing for Bismarck, especially in the wake of the Depression of 1929. It was between 1929 and 1933 that the Nazis saw their biggest gains in Parliament. Even still the Nazis failed to gain a majority, but used the Enabling Act to establish dictatorial control.

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43 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Coming of the Third Reich, 6 Nov 2003
As Richard Evans says in his introduction he is trying to bridge the gap between a book like Rise and Fall of the Third Reich which is readable, and The Nazi Dictatorship by Bracher at the academic end of the spectrum. In this, Evans succeeds admirably. His book is eminently readable whilst at the same time having an academic slant to it.

He examines in depth the background and foundations of Nazism and the Third Reich and explains how one of the most forward looking European states became a racist dictatorship.
This volume is the first of three dealing with the vartious periods of the Third Reich and I would recommend this volume to both the informed and lay reader.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent account of the period, 6 Feb 2007
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This review is from: The Coming of the Third Reich: How the Nazis Destroyed Democracy and Seized Power in Germany (Paperback)
This is an incredible read. This has to be the best book I have read on this period in history. I previously had the impression that Adolf Hitler foisted his views on the German populace in his rise to power. However, this book shows that all the ingredients of Nazism (violence, racism, fascism) were in place long before the Nazis came to power. These ingredients were ruthlessly exploited by the Nazis. However, the book goes on to show how the views of the Nazis were not the views of the general population. Historians have long debated how fascist rule by the Nazis could occur in the 1930s, and this book shows how physical violence played a major part in this.

Your view of this period in German history is unlikely to reamin the same after reading this book. Excellent.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Ruthless analysis
Typically for Richard Evans, he manages to be readable without in any way insulting your intelligence. Provides a context which helps explain the how and why.
Published 1 month ago by A. Mcsean

5.0 out of 5 stars Great account on the rise of the Nazis.
I wanted to read this book because when I was at university I studied the Third Reich, it's history and it's historiography but this was nearly 30 years ago and I hadn't studied... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Germinal

5.0 out of 5 stars Want to understand how the Third Reich came to be?
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. We can look back and see where it all went wrong and think 'how could they let it happen'. Read more
Published on 12 Mar 2007 by Mr. L. M. Craner

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent account of the early days of Nazi's
This truly is a great book that is well written and extremely informative. It details the early days of the Third Reich starting comprehensively from the end of the First World... Read more
Published on 28 Mar 2005 by mynamesstevewhite

5.0 out of 5 stars A comprehensive study of the formative years of Nazism
Richard Evans charts the rise of Nazism from its origins in the political and economic chaos of post-war Germany to Hitler's appointment as Chancellor in January 1933. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2005 by Trevor Stafford

5.0 out of 5 stars Page-turning account of a pivotal era
This is one the best history books I have ever read.

In a very well-written, page-turning, style, it sets out in a very comprehensive and fair way how the Nazis came to power... Read more

Published on 3 Mar 2004 by NMS

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent history
This is a fantastic book. As someone who has read several histories of Germany, Hitler and World War II - but far from all of them - I found it very helpful in increasing my... Read more
Published on 1 Jan 2004 by Anna

5.0 out of 5 stars Democrary, Disaster, and Dictatorship
Richard Evans, the Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, has advanced his considerable reputation further with the publication of The Coming of the Third Reich. Read more
Published on 30 Dec 2003 by Lord Charles

5.0 out of 5 stars Hitler: The Fulfilment of an Historic Anti-Semitism
By going back to 1871, Evans shows us that the extent of anti-Semitism in Germany pre-dates the Third Reich by many years, probably centuries. Read more
Published on 16 Nov 2003 by T. MacFarlane

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