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Nazi Germany suggested reading in no particular order
The Rise and Fall of the Third ReichThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer
Buy new: £12.95 / Used from: £6.03
Shirer's book is still my favourite comprehensive volume
The Third Reich: A New HistoryThe Third Reich: A New History by Michael Burleigh
Buy new: £7.69 / Used from: £2.68
The best new book on the Third Reich in ages
The Third Reich (Blackwell Essential Readings in History)The Third Reich (Blackwell Essential Readings in History)
Buy new: £17.73 / Used from: £10.00
Just read it and you'll know why it's included here
Why Hitler?: The Genesis of the Nazi ReichWhy Hitler?: The Genesis of the Nazi Reich by Samuel W. Mitcham
Buy new: £20.85 / Used from: £14.95
Interesting look at the Nazi rise to power
Hitler's ChildrenHitler's Children by Guido Knopp
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How to bend the minds of young people...
This Is Berlin: Reporting from Nazi Germany, 1938-40This Is Berlin: Reporting from Nazi Germany, 1938-40 by William L. Shirer
Buy used from: £3.48
A foreign correspondent's look at life in Germany as the Nazi wave swept over the country
Inside The Third ReichInside The Third Reich by Albert Speer
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Albert Speer's seminal look at life from the top
Hitler: Thirty Days to PowerHitler: Thirty Days to Power by Henry Ashby Turner
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A look at the manouvering that put the NSDAP into power
Hitler, 1889-1936: HubrisHitler, 1889-1936: Hubris by Ian Kershaw
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £8.28
First volume of Ian Kershaw's massive biography on Hitler
Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History)Hitler, 1936-1945: Nemesis (Allen Lane History) by Ian Kershaw
Buy new: £10.99 / Used from: £6.30
The second volume of the above
Plotting Hitler's DeathPlotting Hitler's Death by Joachim Fest
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Fest's masterpiece about the attempts on Hitler's life
The 12-Year ReichThe 12-Year Reich by Richard Grunberger
Buy new: £9.52 / Used from: £6.68
A look at German society during the Nazi years
The Crisis of German Ideology: Intellectual Origins of the Third ReichThe Crisis of German Ideology: Intellectual Origins of the Third Reich by George L. Moose
Buy new: £14.57 / Used from: £23.51
If you want to understand the German psyche of the time you need to read this
Life in the Third ReichLife in the Third Reich by Richard Bessel
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £5.39
Day-to-day life in Germany - fascinating essays by 8 leading historians
Inside Hitler's Germany: Life Under Third ReichInside Hitler's Germany: Life Under Third Reich by Matthew Hughes
Buy new: £22.99 / Used from: £13.90
Another look at Speer's Germany
Fear and Misery in the Third Reich (Methuen Modern Plays) (Modern Plays)Fear and Misery in the Third Reich (Methuen Modern Plays) (Modern Plays) by Bertolt Brecht
Buy new: £5.32 / Used from: £5.25
Bertolt Brecht's "playlets" describing life in Germany 1933-36
Albert Speer: His Battle with TruthAlbert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gitta Sereny
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Gitta Sereny's biography of Albert Speer is outstanding
When I Was a German, 1934-1945: An Englishwoman in Nazi GermanyWhen I Was a German, 1934-1945: An Englishwoman in Nazi Germany by Christabel Bielenberg
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A foreigner's look at Germany during the thirties
The S.S.: Alibi of a Nation, 1922-1945 (Da Capo Paperback)The S.S.: Alibi of a Nation, 1922-1945 (Da Capo Paperback) by Gerald Reitlinger
Buy new: £14.99 / Used from: £1.45
If you want to understand the structure of the Nazi society this is a must read
Klemperer Diaries Vols 1 & 2: Vol 1 & 2.Klemperer Diaries Vols 1 & 2: Vol 1 & 2. by Victor Klemperer
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Anne Frank's Diary for adults (1933-1945)
The Drowned and the Saved (Abacus Books)The Drowned and the Saved (Abacus Books) by Primo Levi
Buy new: £2.88 / Used from: £0.70
Prepare to be shocked
Mothers in the Fatherland: Women, the Family and Nazi PoliticsMothers in the Fatherland: Women, the Family and Nazi Politics by Claudia Koonz
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Social history of woman's place in Nazi society
Art, Ideology and Economics in Nazi Germany: The Reich Chambers of Music, Theater and the Visual ArtsArt, Ideology and Economics in Nazi Germany: The Reich Chambers of Music, Theater and the Visual Arts by Alan E. Steinweis
Buy new: £18.50 / Used from: £23.40
Nazi cultural and economic analysis
Commandant of Auschwitz (Age of Dictators 1920-1945)Commandant of Auschwitz (Age of Dictators 1920-1945) by Rudolf Hoess
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The biography of Rudolf Hoess is worthwhile reading
The German Trauma: Experiences and Reflections, 1938-1999 (Allen Lane History)The German Trauma: Experiences and Reflections, 1938-1999 (Allen Lane History) by Gitta Sereny
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Looking at how the Germans have coped/failed to cope with their legacy