The following texts offer a general
history of Nazi Germany.
(See also my lists of additional
recommended readings on the individual lecture webpages.)
Klaus
P. Fischer, Nazi Germany: A New History-- updated
comprehensive history. -- the good the bad and the ugly.Not
everybody likes it but covers the basics of everything. Big
book: 745 pages.
Ian
Kershaw, Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris (Vol 1) and Hitler
1936-1945: Nemisis (Vol 2) (2
volume biographic history - very good -- author a "star" historian
of Nazi Germany and Hitler.)
Michael Burleigh, The Third Reich: A New History(very
good if you already have a basic knowledge of the history of the Third Reich
-- ) -- also a big book in its stubby way -- 965 pages.
Richard
J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich and The Third Reich in
Power 1933-39[just recently published]
--volume three 1939-1945 not out yet -- so you will need something else to
cover that period -- the World War II years.
Tim Kirk, Nazi Germany (European History in Perspective)
[recent; have not read it.]
Jackson
J. Spielvolgel, Hitler and Nazi Germany: A History [5th Edition]
Joseph
W. Bendersky, A Concise History of Nazi Germany
Karl
Dietrich Bracher, The German Dictatorship [classic]
William
L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich [(least recommended
of all, but still an adequate introduction to the chronology of the
Third Reich.)]
You may also find some helpful Internet site links posted here:LINKS
Inexpensive copies of some of these books
can often be found at used and remainder bookstores in Toronto: check
BMV Books (next to the World's Biggest Bookstore at Edward Street) or on the
second floor of their store at Yonge and Eglinton (and their biggest, the
new store on Bloor between Bathurst and Spadina -- and the other bookstores
on those blocks too.)
They can be also often found on the Internet. Search on:
chapters.indigo.ca amazon.ca alibris.com abesbooks.com