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Travellers in the Third Reich
- The Rise of Fascism Through the Eyes of Everyday People
- Narrated by: Stephanie Racine
- Length: 14 hrs and 14 mins
- Categories: History, Europe
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Publisher's Summary
The Sunday Times best seller.
One of the Daily Telegraph's Best Books of 2017.
A Guardian 'Readers' Choice' Best Book of 2017.
The events that took place in Germany between 1919 and 1945 were dramatic and terrible, but there were also moments of confusion, of doubt - of hope. How easy was it to know what was actually going on, to grasp the essence of National Socialism, to remain untouched by the propaganda or predict the Holocaust?
Travellers in the Third Reich is an extraordinary history of the rise of the Nazis based on fascinating firsthand accounts, drawing together a multitude of voices and stories, including students, politicians, musicians, diplomats, schoolchildren, communists, scholars, athletes, poets, journalists, fascists, artists, tourists, even celebrities like Charles Lindbergh and Samuel Beckett. Their experiences create a remarkable three-dimensional picture of Germany under Hitler - one so palpable that the listener will feel, hear, even breathe the atmosphere.
These are the accidental eyewitnesses to history. Disturbing, absurd, moving, and ranging from the deeply trivial to the deeply tragic, their tales give a fresh insight into the complexities of the Third Reich, its paradoxes and its ultimate destruction.
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- japlah
- 07-07-2019
An unusual journey
Confirms a number of suspicions but they remain uncertain. A catchup sequel at say 1955 of all the folk referred to would be quite revealing.
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- WD Linden
- 09-12-2019
Great narrator, interesting book
The narrator has a very soothing voice, which made for easy and pleasant listening. Interesting subject.
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- Tony
- 18-05-2019
A Must Read.
An intriguing and often frightening insight into how otherwise rational people can tolerate and even promote a regime that itself is inherently evil. A warning for modern times.
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- miss
- 11-10-2019
Fascinating
This is a fascinating account of life in Nazi Germany, through the eyes (and diaries) of foreign travellers, mostly from English-speaking countries, which raises questions of personal awareness and responsibility of individuals choosing to travel to Germany, while at the same time offering a pre-war perspective that was trying to make sense of the new world and maintain peace. It is at once narrated like a novel and full of testimonies, which makes the period come to life.
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- Mark
- 10-10-2019
history is another planet
this was a fascinating journey from start to finish. Hindsight is such a bland place but these stories remind us how easy it is not to see what is staring us in the face. well written, very good to listen to, great narration.
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- navarone
- 11-08-2019
Fascinating - and a perfect choice of narrator
Well done to whoever chose Stephanie Racine to narrate this fascinating book - her pleasant, clear voice and delivery are perfect and she has good german pronunciation when needed. The book is really intriguing - a very human view of history, whose imagery and anecdotes stayed with me much longer than some 'straight' histories I have read.
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- Lord Peridot
- 23-07-2019
Excellent book, excellent reading
Julia Boyd weaves a huge amount of research into a fluid & interesting narrative which does much to illuminate the character of Germany from 1919 to 1945. Taking various aspects of the country in each chapter and constantly moving the clock forward, she selects what seems like hundreds of pertinent quotes from visitors to Germany at that time, most of which are British or American, some famous, some not.
This is a fascinating account made even better by the perfect reading by Stephanie Racine who keeps foreign accents to a minimum only pronouncing a few foreign words like Fuhrer and Reich with pluperfect accuracy. Those interested in this subject should also check out the books by William Shirer which are available on Audible. He was an American reporter living in France and Germany in this period. His books are long but are filled with pertinent detail throughout and complement Boyd's book very well.
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- Miss Julie Wright
- 01-06-2019
Great book, great story, great history
I absolutely loved this book. It is very accessible and lends its self well to an audiobook.
The history is super and the range of sources are woven into a compelling narrative.
The reader has a nice voice to listen to and the pronunciation of German words and words from other languages is useful. A few (very few) parts are mis-read - significant errors made in a couple of places - significant in that mis-read words changed the meaning of the text. But this did not spoil the enjoyment of the book as a whole.
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- cicero
- 27-02-2021
Understanding
This is a well written book detailing the accounts of many people, including Germans and foreigners. It gives an interesting insight into how Nazism was viewed. I found it engaging and instructive when trying to understand how the Nazis were able to gain such support and power. It was not entirely clear whether some of the quotes were from after the war which would possibly explain some of the opinions given. Also many of the contributions were from the upper classes, I would have liked to here more from the working people but I guess they would have been less likely to travel and less likely to write letters or record their thoughts. These last points did not detract from an interesting book that I throughly enjoyed.
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- Allan S Ferguson
- 24-10-2020
Fascinating incited, brilliantly read
I enjoyed every minute of this book. The incites are fascinating. The reading of this book was also excellent. I am now actively looking for any book narrated by Stephanie Racine as she is, in my opinion, an excellent narrator, and that can make all the difference to a book.
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