The Third Reich was the name Hitler and the Nazi Party gave to the dictatorship that began in 1933 and ended twelve years later with the utter destruction of Germany and Hitler's suicide. Defined by the messianic, iconic figure of the Fuhrer, the Third Reich was one of the pivotal periods of the modern ...
From the Night of the Long Knives to his removal at bayonet-point from a broadcast centre during Anschluss and his coverage of the Nuremberg trials, William L. Shirer redefined the importance of journalism. Using new sources, The Long Night is the story of a maverick journalist's adventures and a new perspective on the Third Reich.