Excerpts from The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (William L. Shirer, 1960)

I gave up this book about 1/4 through (the 'rise part', basically). It was just way too long and detailed. Such details lost me and prevented me to understand the most significant events among all the twists and turns. On the other hand, it definitely contains some very interesting annecdotes, some of which contains very symptomatic and important insights about this time period. I have highlighted…