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Berlin 5 reviews David Clay Large
Basic Books, 2001
An excelent study on a fascinating city.
+ A great history of a great city + ....Berlin said best.... + Fantastic!
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The Longest Winter: The Battle of the Bulge and the Epic Story of World War II's Most Decorated Platoon 56 reviews Alex Kershaw
Da Capo Press, 2004
Must read for WWII buffs
+ GI Joe's Story + Great book + excellent story of heroism + Another great story of heroism from America's citizen soldiers in WWII Europe
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Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich 261 reviews William L. Shirer
Simon & Schuster, 1990
One of the most readable histories I've read
+ excellent + Sometimes preventive war is a good idea + On the Ground in Germany during the Birth of the Third Reich + Remains important, after 50 years
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The Nazi Dictatorship: Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation 7 reviews Ian Kershaw
A Hodder Arnold Publication, 2000
Not for casual reading
+ leave it to the professionals + This is NOT for beginners. + The best in historiagraphy + Kershaw
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The Third Reich in Power, 1933-1939 27 reviews Richard J. Evans
Penguin Press HC, The, 2005
The Master of Disaster
+ A Master Historian Dissecting the Turbulent Third Reich + Waiting for the third book + Longer + Readable and though provoking
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Inside Hitler's Germany: A Documentary History of Life in the Third Reich (Modern History) 4 reviews Benjamin Sax, Dieter Kuntz
Wadsworth Publishing, 1991
One More (Necessary) Book on Hitler and the Third Reich
+ A great collectoin of documents + Best Book for Study of the Third Reich
Just as I was about to conclude that there is little else to be said about Hitler and Nazi Germany, then comes along this book. It is a part of the D.C. Heath's "Sources in Modern History Series." It is both a thoughtful and thought-provoking addition to the huge volume of literature on the Third ...
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Bismarck and the German Empire 8 reviews Erich Eyck
W. W. Norton & Company, 1964
A perceptive view of a formidable man
+ Bismarck the statesman! + Bismarck & The German Empire + The Master of Europe + Bismarck and the German Empire
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Ribbentrop 4 reviews Michael Bloch
Little, Brown Book Group, 2003
A great biography of an interesting player in World War 2
+ Not only interesting ... + Very good study on Ribbentrop + Excellent History of Third Reich Diplomacy
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Dreadnought 77 reviews Robert K. Massie
Ballantine Books, 1992
An epic of immense proportions.
+ Dreadnaught + Great for WWI Buffs + Educational, entertaining and highly informative.
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An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa, 1942-1943, Volume One of the Liberation Trilogy (The Liberation ... 154 reviews Rick Atkinson
Holt Paperbacks, 2003
US Army and its WWII baptism
+ Good Read + It's a Page Turner + A terrific book.
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Meeting the Fox: The Allied Invasion of Africa, from Operation Torch to Kasserine Pass to Victory in Tunisia 7 reviews Orr Kelly
Wiley, 2002
Meeting the Fox is a quality read.
+ Competent and well-written history of WW2 in Tunisia + A good military history + The U.S. Army's Baptism of Fire + An Excellent Summary of the African campaign
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Austro-German relations in the Anschluss era 1 review Radomir Luza
Princeton University Press, 1975
Needs to be rewritten but still good information
This book attempts to analyze the relationship between Austria and Germany from the years 1935-1945. The bulk of the book is dedicated to what happened as the Germans exercised more and more control during the war years. It looks at the state of Jews in Austria as well as the economy and military ...
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Berlin Embassy 3 reviews William Russell
Basic Books, 2006
A wonderful read
+ A hidden gem on the Nazi Regime + Amazing Insight
I found an old paperback edition of this book in a used bookstore recently. This was a book that quite simply I couldn't put down. The author vividly captures the pulse of Berlin life circa 1940. We learn about everyday occurances such as what it was like to take the Berlin subway, to eat out in a ...
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Like Hidden Fire: The Plot to Bring Down the British Empire 15 reviews Peter Hopkirk
Kodansha Globe, 1997
The fire that nearly engulfed the world
+ The German attempt to bring down the British Empire. + Another Hopkirk Treasure + Why they call it World War
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Germany And the Axis Powers: From Coalition to Collapse (Modern War Studies) 6 reviews R. L. Dinardo
University Press of Kansas, 2005
Italy, Romania, Hungary, Finland and Germany - From Coalition to Collapse
+ The Axis Alliance? + Real military history + Germany And The Axis Powers: From Coalition To Collapse by Richard L. Dinardo + Highly recommended for its profoundly educational and informative content to all World War II historians and students of the era
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Assault In Norway: Sabotaging the Nazi Nuclear Program 11 reviews Thomas Gallagher
The Lyons Press, 2002
Heroics in the highest sense of the word!
+ Great book + An incredible story and our incredible debt + A remarkable book. + The best story out there.
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Berlin 5 reviews David Clay Large
Basic Books, 2001
An excelent study on a fascinating city.
+ A great history of a great city + ....Berlin said best.... + Fantastic!
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Inside Hitler's Germany: A Documentary History of Life in the Third Reich (Modern History) 4 reviews Benjamin Sax, Dieter Kuntz
Wadsworth Publishing, 1991
One More (Necessary) Book on Hitler and the Third Reich
+ A great collectoin of documents + Best Book for Study of the Third Reich
Just as I was about to conclude that there is little else to be said about Hitler and Nazi Germany, then comes along this book. It is a part of the D.C. Heath's "Sources in Modern History Series." It is both a thoughtful and thought-provoking addition to the huge volume of literature on the Third ...
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Ribbentrop 4 reviews Michael Bloch
Little, Brown Book Group, 2003
A great biography of an interesting player in World War 2
+ Not only interesting ... + Very good study on Ribbentrop + Excellent History of Third Reich Diplomacy
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Bismarck and the German Empire 8 reviews Erich Eyck
W. W. Norton & Company, 1964
A perceptive view of a formidable man
+ Bismarck the statesman! + Bismarck & The German Empire + The Master of Europe + Bismarck and the German Empire
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