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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: £12.28 / Used from: £8.36
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: £7.66 / Used from: £0.36
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: £19.54 / Used from: £15.95
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: £25.95 / Used from: £14.95
Interesting look at the Nazi rise to power
Hitler's ChildrenHitler's Children by Guido Knopp
Buy used from: £1.90
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
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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: £10.39 / Used from: £4.82
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: £10.49 / Used from: £5.81
The second volume of the above
Plotting Hitler's DeathPlotting Hitler's Death by Joachim Fest
Buy used from: £14.56
Fest's masterpiece about the attempts on Hitler's life
The 12-year Reich: A Social History of Nazi Germany, 1933-1945The 12-year Reich: A Social History of Nazi Germany, 1933-1945 by Richard Grunberger
Buy new: £15.50 / Used from: £4.92
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 used from: £22.50
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: £6.47 / Used from: £2.45
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
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Another look at Speer's Germany
Fear and Misery in the Third Reich (Methuen Modern Plays)Fear and Misery in the Third Reich (Methuen Modern Plays) by Bertolt Brecht
Buy new: £7.01 / Used from: £4.25
Bertolt Brecht's "playlets" describing life in Germany 1933-36
Albert Speer: His Battle with TruthAlbert Speer: His Battle with Truth by Gitta Sereny
Buy new: £8.30 / Used from: £2.44
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
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £11.15
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: £19.95 / Used from: £2.75
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
Buy used from: £35.00
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: £5.85 / Used from: £0.93
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: £17.43 / Used from: £14.75
Nazi cultural and economic analysis
Commandant Of Auschwitz (Age of Dictators 1920-1945)Commandant Of Auschwitz (Age of Dictators 1920-1945) by Rudolf Hoess
Buy new: £6.15 / Used from: £3.63
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
Buy new: £9.22 / Used from: £4.74
Looking at how the Germans have coped/failed to cope with their legacy