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Summary: Interesting Read
Review: An excellent analysis of the Nazi era, that uses real-life people and such off-beat topics as Humor. It also explains very well and succinctly about the way people lived under the Nazis. The section on Business was appreciated as well since not many in-print books explain about the effect of the 1933 seizure of power on the Business. However it would be better if there was more in relation to the Jews.
Rating:
Summary: Interesting Read
Review: An excellent analysis of the Nazi era, that uses real-life people and such off-beat topics as Humor. It also explains very well and succinctly about the way people lived under the Nazis. The section on Business was appreciated as well since not many in-print books explain about the effect of the 1933 seizure of power on the Business. However it would be better if there was more in relation to the Jews.
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Summary: A master piece and a must read
Review: I first read this book in 1975 as a 15 year old and have re read it again recently. It is an absolutley superb piece of work. It covers this period of German history in a detached and methodical manner. Grunberger explores all facets of the regime, giving the reader a unique insight into how the Nazi machine permeated all levels of German society. I may be slightly biased in my review, as Richard Grunberger taught me history at school in the 70's. He was as good a teacher as he is a historian and cultivated in me a life long interest in politics and history. I also suggest you read one of his other books, Red Rising in Bavaria
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Summary: Interesting in parts
Review: I picked up a copy of this book in a used bookstore some years ago, and it's not too bad. The best part of the book is the chapter on humor in the Third Reich, sometimes the other thousands of books on this topic seem to forget that real people lived their lives during this time, and those lives included the occasional joke about the government. Of course, joking about the Nazi government was not advisable, and the chapter discusses that aspect as well.The book is filled with information about what it was like to live as an ordinary citizen of the Third Reich. There is a small collection of photographs as well. Curiously, it leaves any discussion of the Jews until the last chapter.
Rating:
Summary: Interesting in parts
Review: I picked up a copy of this book in a used bookstore some years ago, and it's not too bad. The best part of the book is the chapter on humor in the Third Reich, sometimes the other thousands of books on this topic seem to forget that real people lived their lives during this time, and those lives included the occasional joke about the government. Of course, joking about the Nazi government was not advisable, and the chapter discusses that aspect as well. The book is filled with information about what it was like to live as an ordinary citizen of the Third Reich. There is a small collection of photographs as well. Curiously, it leaves any discussion of the Jews until the last chapter.
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