The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, William L. Shirer
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, William L. Shirer
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The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler

Author: William L. Shirer

Narrator: Grover Gardner

Unabridged: 3 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/30/2020

Synopsis

American journalist and author William L. Shirer was a war correspondent for six years in Nazi Germany, having a front-row seat to Hitler’s rise in influence and power. His most definitive work on the subject, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, is a riveting account of life in the tyrannical state, a country transformed by war and dictatorship.The author was originally commissioned to write The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler for a young adult audience. This account loses none of the immediacy of The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich—capturing Hitler’s prominence in public cognizance, the horror of mass killings, and the paranoia and insanity that marked the führer’s downfall. This book is by no means simplified—and is sure to appeal to anybody with an interest in World War II history.

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 has recorded more than 650 audiobooks since beginning his career in 1981.  He's been named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" as well as a "Golden Voice" by AudioFile magazine.  Gardner has garnered over 20 AudioFile Earphones Awards and is the recipient of an Audio Publishers Association Audie Award, as well as a three-time finalist.  In 2005, Publishers Weekly deemed him "Audiobook Narrator of the Year." Gardner has also narrated hundreds of audiobooks under the names Tom Parker and Alexander Adams.  Among his many titles are Marcus Sakey's At the City's Edge, as well as Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and John Irving's The Cider House Rules.  Gardner studied Theater and Art History at Rollins College and received a Master's degree in Acting from George Washington University.  He lives in Oregon with his significant other and daughter.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ariel on May 06, 2018

Extremely well-written and informative. Shirer is a great authority on this subject (as a firsthand observer of Hitler!); he simply and clearly explains the nitty-gritty, complicated events of Hitler’s life, rule, and death. This book actually made me want to read others in the World Landmarks Serie......more

Goodreads review by Sara on November 02, 2022

Wow. This was excellently written. I am so glad to have read this. He really was a lunatic and a monster. What is chilling is how easily he manipulated the masses to love him and follow him blindly into evil.......more

Goodreads review by Robert on March 05, 2012

The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler by William L. Shirer is an excellent biography about Hitler. It begins when Hitler has an argument with his father. Hitler wanted to be an artist. His father wanted him to become a government official. The plot takes off from here. The author creates a well-construc......more

Goodreads review by Anna on June 30, 2020

A very brief, short summary of the rise and fall of Hitler, (as the title suggests) a lot of the topics which were discussed were known to me but it still captivated me and I especially liked the moments the author recalled his time there.......more

Goodreads review by Tom on July 26, 2013

(nb: I received a review copy of this title from the publisher via Edelweiss) In 1960, William L. Shirer published “The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich.” The tome was over 1200-pages long, and based on numerous sources, including Nazi officials’ journals, Nuremberg Trial records, various intelligenc......more

Quotes

“When I started reading, I realized that I wasn’t reading for the facts anymore. I listened to his story and heard the urgency in his voice…telling us the truth about today.” Daily Kos

“This is an important book recommended for every awakening teenager and guaranteed to capture and sustain profound attention from the first to the last page. No dull recorder of dates and events, this author imparts his own observations of Hitler as he saw him during his rise to power. Against the political climate of the 20s and 30s, each step toward Hitler’s coup is included…German defeat and Hitler’s gradual disintegration, all the major events of his ‘bloody trail’ emerge to create a full double portrait, of the paranoid Vienna tramp and of his monstrous deeds. Facts throughout are authenticated with quotations and eye witness reports. A knowledgeable dramatic account.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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