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etmoiandme · 23/11/2023 22:21

Alone in Berlin is the best in my opinion and a good introduction to Fallada's other works.

Timeandtune · 23/11/2023 22:08

I highly recommend https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/the-oppermanns

The Oppermanns

The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger

https://persephonebooks.co.uk/products/the-oppermanns

LoreleiG · 23/11/2023 22:01

Charlotte by David Foenkinos

yoshiblue · 23/11/2023 21:59

The Cut Out Girl is amazing

SecretSpi · 23/11/2023 21:57

Ralf Rothmann - translations of his books are “To Die in Spring” and “The God of that Summer”. They are quite gruelling but centre around teenagers/young adults during the war. They feel more authentic than many of the books from US/UK authors.

TheSquareMile · 23/11/2023 18:00

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/nov/09/history.biography

Review: Until the Final Hour by Traudl Junge

Hitler's last days have never been more powerfully evoked than in the diaries of his secretary. Rachel Cooke delves into Until the Final Hour by Traudl Junge

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/nov/09/history.biography

elgreco · 22/11/2023 22:53

Alone in Berlin is a fantastic read.

TheSquareMile · 22/11/2023 22:34

Someone who taught me when I was at University is the distinguished historian, Richard Evans.

He has written about this period and is considered to be one of the luminaries in the field of German history.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/54360/the-coming-of-the-third-reich-by-richard-j-evans/9780141009759

The Coming of the Third Reich

Richard J. Evans' The Coming of the Third Reich: How the Nazis Destroyed Democracy and Seized Power in Germany explores how the First World War, the Weimar Republic and the Great Depression paved the way for Nazi rule. They started as little more th...

https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/54360/the-coming-of-the-third-reich-by-richard-j-evans/9780141009759

GrumpyPanda · 22/11/2023 22:24

Stay away from Daniel Finkelstein, he's looked at askance by serious historians.

One of the main go-to authors on the period,vand eminently readable, is still Ian Kershaw.

Q2C4 · 22/11/2023 22:20

Two Brothers by Ben Elton

LightSpeeds · 22/11/2023 22:18

'The Zone of Interest' by Martin Amis (about a concentration camp).

TheSquareMile · 22/11/2023 22:04

Foxrouge · 20/11/2023 21:31

Can anyone recommend any books set in Nazi Germany or interestingly written non fiction books about the period. For an 18 year old

Is the 18 year old studying German at A Level?

Does he/she have an interest in a particular aspect of this era?

Terpsichore · 22/11/2023 21:51

The Cut-Out Girl by Bart van Es was a gripping read, I thought.

Usou · 22/11/2023 21:50

Inside the Third Reich by Albert Speer.

DavidChecker · 22/11/2023 21:42

Two books that use letters by Germans written during WW2 by:
Nicholas Stargardt. A historian, Professor at Oxford

The German War and Witnesses, the Children's War.
Neither are easy reading.

Latenightreader · 22/11/2023 19:55

margegunderson · 22/11/2023 10:52

There's a really interesting book full of first hand testimonials of the build up and Nazi government itself by ordinary people and diplomats- I can't remember its name but it's fascinating and an easy read. Was published maybe 2017?

Could it be What We Knew by Eric Johnson? It was compiled from oral histories and is fascinating (and disturbing) reading.

Latenightreader · 22/11/2023 19:53

Terfosaurus · 21/11/2023 14:35

Mischling 2nd Degree by Ilse Koehn.

This was my first thought too.

nauticant · 22/11/2023 16:09

Any of the good books about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose movement. For example Sophie Scholl and the White Rose by Annette Dumbach and Jud Newborn.

CrossPurposes · 22/11/2023 10:59

margegunderson · 22/11/2023 10:52

There's a really interesting book full of first hand testimonials of the build up and Nazi government itself by ordinary people and diplomats- I can't remember its name but it's fascinating and an easy read. Was published maybe 2017?

This sounds like Travellers in the Third Reich by Julia Boyd.

margegunderson · 22/11/2023 10:52

There's a really interesting book full of first hand testimonials of the build up and Nazi government itself by ordinary people and diplomats- I can't remember its name but it's fascinating and an easy read. Was published maybe 2017?

CrossPurposes · 21/11/2023 21:09

FadedRed · 21/11/2023 14:31

I read this one recently and found it really interesting:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Village-Third-Reich-Transformed-bestseller/dp/1783966211

This is a great suggestion. It is very readable and eye opening. Her book Travellers in the Third Reich is also excellent.

cortex10 · 21/11/2023 18:35

Bernie Gunther books by Philip Kerr

Original poster

Foxrouge · 21/11/2023 17:38

Thank you all, lots to choose from

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Headunderthecovers · 21/11/2023 14:45

Mischling second degree has a terrible cover, but is definitely worth reading.

HardcoreLadyType · 21/11/2023 14:39

I also second the book suggested by FadedRed.