Nazi Germany: History in an Hour

History In An Hour

by Rupert Colley

Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. Having suffered during World War One - not only the indignities of political betrayal and battlefield defeat but also starvation, fuel shortages and a domestic flu epidemic - the German people were left in widespread discontent. Soon inflation and economic stagnation had further sunk the nation into exhaustion, humiliation and disillusionment. Capitalizing on the nation's instability, the Nazi Party, led by the embittered former soldier Adolf Hitler, achieved an improbable political dominance. Nazi History in an Hour explains how the elimination of political rivals and the Weimar constitution created a Nazi controlled Germany. Under violent state control and propaganda, life was altered across society, for women, for the family and, most significantly, for the Jews. As Hitler manipulated foreign policy to impose his ideology, Nazi Germany brought the world into war. Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour...

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Audiobook, War, Politics

102 pages, Paperback

First published March 11, 2010

About the author

Founder, writer and Series Editor of History In An Hour (http://historyinanhour.com), owned by HarperCollins UK, and now author of two novels.

The first, "My Brother the Enemy", a novella, is set during the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.

The second, "This Time Tomorrow", set during and following World War One, is a compelling story of war, brotherly love, passion and betrayal.

My third novel, "The Black Maria", is set in Moscow in 1935, the height of Stalin's reign, about love crushed by the machine.

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good overview of Nazi Germany. This book makes you want to find out more details about the events summarized in this digest. It talks about the fall of Germany prior to, during, and after Hitler. To say it was disturbing is an understatement. If you are looking to get a refresher on the subject or want to stay learning more about this era, this is a good book to start with.

[Osama · Rating 4 out of 5]

كتاب قصير حول نشأة النازية في ألمانيا

[Omar Kassem · Rating 2 out of 5]

المشكلة في هذه النوعية من الكتب بالنسية لشخص مثلي يحب ان يقرا في فترة الحرب العالمية وما تلاها على كافة الأصعدة ، هي أنك ستقرأ صفحة واحد لتذهب بعدها لتبحث أكثر عن حقائق ومعلومات إضافية عن الأشخاص والاحداث الوارد ذكرها والتي بدورها ستفتح ابوابًا أخرى ، وهكذا من كتاب لكتاب حتى تضيع عن الكتاب الاصلي او تتيه..

الكتاب يقدم لمحة عامة عن كيفية تشكيل الحزب النازي و صعوده المهول بعد الحرب العالمية الاولى ، وتطوره من منظومة وحزب معتدل إلى حزب متطرف كان أحد أهم اسباب قيام حرب عالمية ثانية..

[Mansimar Singh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although the title says Nazi Germany in an Hour, It'll take you much longer to get through if you are interested in the time period around the World Wars and the events which led up to them. I found myself constantly looking up additional facts about the people and the events mentioned. The book gives a good overview of the key persons and their background.

One-Line Summary
The formation of Third Reich and how it evolved from an initially moderate organization that is unhappy about the treatment of post World War - I Germany, into the extremist and violent group it was at the start of the second world war.

[Alannah Clarke · Rating 4 out of 5]

Spent a lot of my education studying Nazi Germany, GCSEs, A-levels and even at University level but I haven't studied it for about five years now. Nazi Germany is a subject that has always captured my attention because of the brutality it resulted in particularly during the Second World War. Listening to this audiobook was like stepping back into a lecture hall, as they would have lasted an hour as well. There is not a lot of detail in this but I was not expecting that to be crammed into an audiobook that only lasts an hour but it does give an excellent overview which reminded of the vital points to the Nazi Party's rise in Germany. If you are interested in Nazi Germany, or dictatorships in general, or you just want to jump back in, this is the perfect audiobook for you.

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's just what the title says, the history of the Nazi in Germany told succinctly, to be read in less than one hour. This book covers the main events leading to the rise of Hitler along with the Nazi party, the beginning of the second world war and the fall of Hitler.

This book is concise and straight to the point and is recommended to anybody who needs to get the gist of the topic and not worry about the details.

[Tara T · Rating 5 out of 5]

For what it attempts to cover it is excellent. A comprehensive overview of the rise of Hitler, fall of Weimar to WW2. It’s a chronological narrative of key events with some elements of causation and recognition of complexity of issues. It can be a little dense at times in terms of how much is given so quickly; it may be worth a re listen.

This series i quite like to overview or revise a topic. The voice narrator, Jonathan Keeble, is clearly spoken and paced ; easy to listen to.

Run time : 1 hr 17.

[Lukasz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Historia powstania nazistowskich Niemiec jest bardzo ważną przestrogą. Skoncentrowanie władzy w rękach jednej partii, przywódca który chorobliwie trzyma w swoich rękach władzę, eliminacja pluralizmu, propaganda itd. Monopol władzy nie prowadzi do niczego dobrego.
Jak dobrze że dziś żyjemy w Europei która zbudowana jest na wartościach opartych na wolności, pluralizmie.

[Karl Øen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Informative and chronological, with enough detail to avoid becoming bland. Easy to listen to, well read with a certain flair. Above average.

[Vamil Kumar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to the audio version of the book.

[William Crow]

Åpne

[Tammy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice informative digest.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice overview, not a ton of details, but interesting and educational.

[GirlGoneBookish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great overview. Would be a good study companion for a class.