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Yeah It Was That Bad

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer

August 22, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

I mean…what do you say? I’ve spent most of the summer reading Shirer’s legendary tome on and off. When books failed to inspire or when I had a long drive, I’d put it on audio and knock off two or three sections. It was easy because it never lost its focus despite its grotesque subject matter. Trillions of words have been written about Nazi Germany and trillions more are likely to be written. I don’t have anything unique to say there, though I learned a […]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Adolph Hitler, Germany, Nazi Germany, the rise and fall of the third reich, william l. shirer, World War II

Jake's CBR13 Review No:130 · Genres: History · Tags: Adolph Hitler, Germany, Nazi Germany, the rise and fall of the third reich, william l. shirer, World War II ·
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Don’t read this book!

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by William L. Shirer

January 26, 2019 by yesknopemaybe 11 Comments

Normally I wouldn’t review a book I’d only read 22% of, but when that 22% is the size of a normal book, I feel pretty comfortable counting it. Also, nothing better than getting to pick out fuck off gifs for a book you hated, so there’s that I guess. I was so jazzed to tackle this behemoth as one of my first books in 2019. I’ve heard so many people talk about how this is the place to start with World War 2 history and […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, non fiction, the rise and fall of the third reich, william l. shirer

yesknopemaybe's CBR11 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, non fiction, the rise and fall of the third reich, william l. shirer ·
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