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Nazi Germany

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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

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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.

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

elgreco · 22/11/2023 22:53

Alone in Berlin is a fantastic read.

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

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.

yoshiblue · 23/11/2023 21:59

The Cut Out Girl is amazing

LoreleiG · 23/11/2023 22:01

Charlotte by David Foenkinos

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

etmoiandme · 23/11/2023 22:21

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

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