Third Reich In Power, 1933 - 1939

How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation

By: Richard J. Evans

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Paperback | 31 July 2006 | Edition Number 1

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The second book in his acclaimed trilogy on the rise and fall of Nazi Germany, Richard J. Evans' The Third Reich in Power: How the Nazis Won Over the Hearts and Minds of a Nation explores how Hitler turned Germany from a vibrant democracy into a one-party state.

Before Hitler seized power in 1933, Germany had been famous for its sophistication and complexity. So how was it possible for a group of ideological obsessives to re-mould it into a one-party state directed at war and race hate? How did the Nazis win over the hearts and minds of Germany's citizens, twist science, religion and culture, and transform the country's politics to achieve total dominance so quickly?

From the Nuremberg Laws to the Olympic Games, Kristallnacht to the Hitler Youth, this gripping account shows how a whole population became enmeshed in a dictatorship that was consumed by hatred and driven by war.

About the Author

Sir Richard J. Evans was Regius Professor of History at Cambridge University and President of Wolfson College. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His books include Death in Hamburg (winner of the Wolfson Literary Award for History), In Hitler's Shadow, Rituals of Retribution (winner of the Fraenkel Prize in Contemporary History), In Defense of History, Lying About Hitler, and The Third Reich Trilogy: The Coming of the Third Reich, The Third Reich in Power and The Third Reich at War. He was educated at Oxford University.

Industry Reviews

'Impressive... perceptive... humane.' - Ian Kershaw

'Excellent... powerful... it makes an indelible impression.' - Robert Service, Sunday Times

'Likely to be the standard work for some years to come.' - Spectator, 'Books of the Year'

'A rich and detailed description of just what the Third Reich did in every compartment of the state and every corner of society... Evans's magisterial study should be on our shelves for a long time to come.' - Economist

'Written with great style and human sympathy.' - Daily Telegraph, 'Books of the Year'

'Evans brilliantly conveys how the Fuhrer reignited Germans' pride as he led them to catastrophe.' - Neal Ascherson, Observer

'Evans shows that Nazism was all the more effective for its irrationality and arbitrariness: there was no logic in which to take refuge. Language was perverted ("brutal" and "ruthless" were terms of praise), laws were enacted to sanction mayhem retroactively, and faith in science yielded pseudo-archaic notions of "blood and soil."' - The New Yorker

'But, as Evans frequently observes, whatever opposition stirred in these circles was both tardy and immobilized by Hitler's lawless ruthlessness. Examining the populace more than the dictator, Evans expertly surveys Nazidom's precepts and criminality.' - Gilbert Taylor, Booklist

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