The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany

How much responsibility do the German generals and the German people bear for the Third Reich?

Why, according to Shirer, did the Third Reich represent the “logical continuation” of German history?

Shirer devotes considerable space to the anti-Hitler conspiracy inside Germany. What role did the conspirators play in the history of the Third Reich?

In writing The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Shirer relied heavily on captured German government documents and other printed sources from high-ranking officials in Germany and elsewhere. How do these sources shape Shirer’s narrative strategy?

Aside from authoring the book, how does Shirer himself figure into The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?

What does The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich reveal about the Nazi terror known as “The New Order”?

What does The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich reveal about life inside a totalitarian regime?

How much responsibility do world leaders bear for their failure to stop Hitler before it was too late to prevent the worst of his atrocities?