Third Reich

'Michael Burleigh’s account of the whole Hitler project remains unsurpassed after a quarter of a century . . . It is an indispensable work' Simon Heffer, The Telegraph's '20 history books that everyone should read'

'A monumental book' Richard Overy, Sunday Telegraph

'If I had to recommend one book on the Third Reich, this would be it' Daniel Johnson, Daily Telegraph

In this riveting book, Michael Burleigh sets Nazi Germany in a European context, showing how the Third Reich's abandonment of liberal democracy, decency and tolerance was widespread in the Europe of the period. He shows how a radical, pseudo-religious movement, led by an oddity with dazzling demagogic talents, seemed to offer salvation to a German exhausted by war, depression and galloping inflation.

'A breathtaking achievement, at once broader and deeper than any other single volume ever published on the subject. Indeed I would go further: it is the product of authentic historical genius' Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times

'A readable and highly knowledgeable account of that ghastly period. You will never be bored by this extraordinary book' Andrew Roberts, Mail on Sunday

Michael Burleigh is a historian and commentator. His books include the best-selling The Third Reich: A New History, which won the 2001 Samuel Johnson Prize; Small Wars, Far Away Places, which was longlisted for the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize and, most recently The Best of Times, The Worst of Times.

He writes regularly for the The Times, Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday on international affairs and has also won a British Film Institute Award for Archival Achievement and a New York Film and Television Festival Award Bronze Medal. A Professor of Modern History, Michael was the first appointed Engelsberg Chair of History and International Relations at LSE IDEAS, which is an annual distinguished visiting professorship, delivering public lectures to LSE's foreign policy think tank. He held the post from 2019 to 2020. He lives in London.