Hitler's People
The Faces of the Third Reich
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Narrated by:
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Leighton Pugh
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Richard J. Evans
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Why did so many Germans take part in the crimes of Nazi Germany? How did they come to support Hitler and follow him almost to the very end? For too long, the Nazis have been presented as little more than psychopaths or criminals. In his major new work, renowned historian Richard J. Evans makes use of a mass of recently unearthed new evidence to strip away the veneer of myth and legend from the faces of the Third Reich and present a more realistic view of Nazi perpetrators as human beings who were disturbingly like us.
Evans offers rounded, fresh and often startling new portraits of the men and women who created and served Nazi Germany, beginning with Hitler himself and going on to encompass leading figures like Göring, Goebbels and Himmler, enforcers of Hitler’s orders such as Eichmann and Heydrich, propagandists like Leni Riefenstahl, low-level perpetrators such as the notorious Irma Grese and unknown sympathizers and fellow-travellers who helped the regime in myriad ways.
Hitler’s People is a chilling, brilliantly written work which allows the reader to understand the texture and values of the Third Reich and just how far individuals will go when so many normal moral constraints have disappeared.
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- Ciarán Lawless
- 29-01-25
Gripping and powerful
Unmissable for anyone trying to understand politics and world affairs now or indeed at any time.
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- Janet Jones
- 17-11-24
A fascinating....
informative and interesting listen from start to finish especially how it approached the various subjects within the book. The narrator was very good.
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- DM, Swansea
- 21-01-25
The last 2 chapters were very illuminating
Varied perspectives about the people in charge of the third reich. Well written and spoken by someone who, thank heavens, spoke German. The horror of the killings and camps became a bit much.
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- Gail Huyton
- 22-09-24
insightful.
provides a wealth of information about what happened in Germany and to the German people.
anyone interested in the motivation behind this horrendous period of history should read/listen to it.
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- Mr. Bkane
- 29-08-24
the brutal regime
this was a fabulous insight into the warped minds of the Nazi elite chilling
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- a l.
- 29-01-25
Very detailed
Excellent way the author broke chapters down and explained all characters history
Really enjoyed it
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- Fraser
- 06-09-24
Fantastic Book
Loved this take of Hilter and the people around him. The narrator was excellent and the content was fascinating. This is a must listen to and I would highly recommend.
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- copsham
- 13-09-24
Making things more meaningful
Interesting particularly in relation to what I didn’t know. Hearing more about the backgrounds dfs ily lives of key indivix
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- Neil Robertson
- 24-09-24
Absolutely fascinating and innovative
Tremendous read, startling insight into the ultimately banal, and ordinary lives of the Nazis. The ordinariness only highlights the darkest traits of humanity. Also Leighton Pughs narration is always the best, his tone and gravitas is always on point.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-02-25
The well written narrative. Not ghoulish just very interesting.
As above. Not an easy subject to listen to but the writing and the narration helped me try to understand a deeply disturbing mindset and ideology (as far as one can understand such a thing.) Well worth listening to.
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