September 14th, 2015
Analysis of The Coming of the Third Reich The Coming of the Third Reich is one of Richard Evans’ volumes about the Nazis (Evans 1). The author based the book on a pool of scholarly literature outlining the historical accounts of the Nazi regime. The Coming of the Third Reich is a work of popular history; hence, not designed for general readers. However, based on its enormous scholarly background, the book stands out as one of the historical accounts of the Nazis with a difference. In contrast to other literal accounts of the Third Reich, the author is not frightened by the Nazis themselves. To an extent, Evan’s work represents a detailed overview of Nazi Germany in various aspects. Military events and political decisions are interwoven with narrations or tales of the individual at different levels of the society. Evans defies the Nazi’s efforts to defy reason. In fact, he repeatedly questions, in various ways, whether the Nazi’s ascension to power was irresistible as they seem to portray the regime as extremely powerful.
Evans’ work is a detailed coverage of events in Germany in the early decades of the 20th century. For instance, the author covers the Bismarck Reich (Evans 1); and Germany’s inflation, alongside the democratic culture in Europe. The Nazis were one of the right-wing political parties that …show more content…
Evans is a chronicle on the coercive nature of the Nazi regime. The author reckons with Adolf Hitler’s ascension to power as well as the fall of civilization in Nazi Germany. Arguably, the volume is one of the most valuable contributions to the literature covering the darkest period in contemporary European history. Evans’ masterpiece restores drama to the emergence of Hitler and Nazis. In the same context, he illustrates how the takeover was planned and executed. Concluding, Evans’ work is a masterpiece by which other chronicles about the Nazi regime will be