The Third Reich at War

This final volume in Richard J. Evans’s trilogy on the history of Nazi Germany chronicles the major events of World War II from the Nazi perspective.

It interweaves a broad narrative of the war’s progress with personal testimony from a wide range of people, including generals, front-line soldiers, Hitler Youth activists, and middle-class housewives.

The book details the daily experience of ordinary Germans in wartime, the mass bombing of Germany’s towns and cities, and the Nazi extermination of Europe’s Jews within the context of Hitler’s genocidal plans.

Evans provides a detailed account of key battles, such as the Battle of Stalingrad, and Hitler’s eventual suicide, offering a masterful historical narrative that serves as a warning for the future as much as a judgment on the past.