The Collapse of the Third Republic, William L. Shirer
The Collapse of the Third Republic, William L. Shirer
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The Collapse of the Third Republic
An Inquiry into the Fall of France in 1940

Author: William L. Shirer

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 48 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/30/2019

Synopsis

As an international war correspondent and radio commentator, William L. Shirer didn’t just research the fall of France. He was there. In just six weeks, he watched the Third Reich topple one of the world’s oldest military powers—and institute a rule of terror and paranoia.Based on in-­person conversation with the leaders, diplomats, generals, and ordinary citizens who both shaped the events of this time and lived through them on a daily basis, Shirer shapes a compelling account of historical events—without losing sight of the personal experience. From the heroic efforts of the Freedom Fighters to the tactical military misjudgments that caused the fall and the daily realities of life for French citizens under Nazi rule, this fascinating and exhaustively documented account from one of the twentieth century’s most important historians makes the events of the fall accessible to a younger audience in vivid and memorable style.

About William L. Shirer

William L. Shirer (1904–1993) was an American journalist and war correspondent. He wrote The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, a history of Nazi Germany that has been read by many and cited in scholarly works for more than fifty years and was #1 New York Times bestseller. Originally a foreign correspondent for the Chicago Tribune and the International News Service, he was the first reporter hired by Edward R. Murrow for what would become a CBS radio team of journalists known as “Murrow’s Boys.” He reported from Berlin for the Universal News Service and for CBS on the rise of the Nazis, and he covered their fall as a war correspondent. Out of these reports grew his other New York Times bestsellers Berlin Diary, The Nightmare Years, End of a Berlin Diary, Midcentury Journey, and The Collapse of the Third Republic. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich sold more copies for the Book-of-the-Month Club than any other book in the club’s history.

About Grover Gardner

Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christopher

William Shirer's The Collapse of the Third Republic is intended as a Gallic counterpart to his Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, chronicling the political, cultural and military factors that triggered France's shocking defeat to Germany in 1940. Shirer at least corrects some of the issues which make......more

Goodreads review by Brennan

I first read this in '97 in Japan, and I've just re-read it. It's great writing and even though it's 958 pages it's a page turner (for history dorks like me, anyways). There are a lot of parallels between the bitter rancour that was present in France in the Third Republic and our own time, but of co......more

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