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Why the Germans Do it Better
by John Kampfner • 2020
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
3.93
4k+
Why the Germans Do it Better Summary
Why the Germans Do it Better 90%
Germany caused history's worst war. Seventy years on, it may be the West's best-run country.
by John Kampfner 2020
3.93
4k+ ratings
Iron Kingdom
by Christopher Clark • 2006
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
4.17
6k+
Iron Kingdom Summary
Iron Kingdom 89%
Prussia was no natural nation but a dynasty's gamble, forged by war and erased by it.
by Christopher Clark 2006
4.17
6k+ ratings
The Third Reich at War
by Richard J. Evans • 2008
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
4.40
6k+
The Third Reich at War Summary
The Third Reich at War 89%
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
by Richard J. Evans 2008
4.40
6k+ ratings
The Third Reich in Power
by Richard J. Evans • 2005
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
4.36
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 89%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
Visitation
by Jenny Erpenbeck • 2008
A single house on a German lake bears witness to a century of war, exile, and hope.
3.43
8k+
Visitation Summary
Visitation 89%
A single house on a German lake bears witness to a century of war, exile, and hope.
by Jenny Erpenbeck 2008
3.43
8k+ ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World 89%
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023
3.82
85 ratings
Irisches Tagebuch
by Heinrich Böll • 1957
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
3.86
2k+
Irisches Tagebuch Summary
Irisches Tagebuch 89%
A German novelist's 1950s Ireland: abandoned villages, endless rain, and time that costs nothing.
by Heinrich Böll 1957
3.86
2k+ ratings
The Nazis
by Laurence Rees • 1997
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
4.30
1k+
The Nazis Summary
The Nazis 89%
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
by Laurence Rees 1997
4.30
1k+ ratings
The Thirty Years War
by Peter H. Wilson • 2009
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
3.90
2k+
The Thirty Years War Summary
The Thirty Years War 89%
Eight million died, and it wasn't a holy war. It was an empire's constitutional collapse.
by Peter H. Wilson 2009
3.90
2k+ ratings
inside tagesschau
by Alexander Teske • 2025
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
3.63
97
inside tagesschau Summary
inside tagesschau 89%
An insider on groupthink, ratings, and bias behind Germany’s most trusted newscast.
by Alexander Teske 2025
3.63
97 ratings
Shitbürgertum
by Ulf Poschardt • 2025
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
3.21
301
Shitbürgertum Summary
Shitbürgertum 89%
Moral posturing, language control, contempt for ambition: how a parasitic class captured Germany.
by Ulf Poschardt 2025
3.21
301 ratings
In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson • 2011
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
3.90
222k+
In the Garden of Beasts Summary
In the Garden of Beasts 89%
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
by Erik Larson 2011
3.90
222k+ ratings
Storm of Steel
by Ernst Jünger • 1920
A German volunteer reaches the trenches full of ideals and emerges a soldier who stopped flinching.
4.16
22k+
Storm of Steel Summary
Storm of Steel 88%
A German volunteer reaches the trenches full of ideals and emerges a soldier who stopped flinching.
by Ernst Jünger 1920
4.16
22k+ ratings
The Treaty of Versailles
by Captivating History • 2020
The treaty that ended World War I did not end war. It scheduled a bigger one.
4.16
94
The Treaty of Versailles Summary
The Treaty of Versailles 88%
The treaty that ended World War I did not end war. It scheduled a bigger one.
by Captivating History 2020
4.16
94 ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
4.24
4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 88%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
The Dialectical Imagination
by Martin Jay • 1973
After the revolutions failed, a circle of Marxists turned their critique from capital to culture.
4.07
423
The Dialectical Imagination Summary
The Dialectical Imagination 88%
After the revolutions failed, a circle of Marxists turned their critique from capital to culture.
by Martin Jay 1973
4.07
423 ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer • 1960
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
4.23
150k+
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 88%
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
by William L. Shirer 1960
4.23
150k+ ratings
Lying About Hitler
by Richard J. Evans • 2001
When a Holocaust denier sued for libel, his own sources put him on trial instead.
4.10
1k+
Lying About Hitler Summary
Lying About Hitler 88%
When a Holocaust denier sued for libel, his own sources put him on trial instead.
by Richard J. Evans 2001
4.10
1k+ ratings
Blood and Iron
by Katja Hoyer • 2021
Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.
4.15
4k+
Blood and Iron Summary
Blood and Iron 88%
Three wars made Germany. The peace that followed was a 47-year countdown to disaster.
by Katja Hoyer 2021
4.15
4k+ ratings
Magnificent Rebels
by Andrea Wulf • 2022
A handful of quarrelsome friends in a German backwater invented the way you think about yourself.
4.19
2k+
Magnificent Rebels Summary
Magnificent Rebels 88%
A handful of quarrelsome friends in a German backwater invented the way you think about yourself.
by Andrea Wulf 2022
4.19
2k+ ratings
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945
by Marie Jalowicz Simon • 2014
She walked past the Gestapo in her petticoat, then vanished into Berlin for three years.
3.80
3k+
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945 Summary
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945 88%
She walked past the Gestapo in her petticoat, then vanished into Berlin for three years.
by Marie Jalowicz Simon 2014
3.80
3k+ ratings
Hitler
by Volker Ullrich • 2013
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
4.44
3k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 88%
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
by Volker Ullrich 2013
4.44
3k+ ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 88%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
Hitler
by Ian Kershaw • 1998
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
4.17
7k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 88%
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
by Ian Kershaw 1998
4.17
7k+ ratings
The Coming of the Third Reich
by Richard J. Evans • 2003
From Bismarck's Reich to Weimar's collapse: the avoidable failures that gave Nazis Germany.
4.32
13k+
The Coming of the Third Reich Summary
The Coming of the Third Reich 88%
From Bismarck's Reich to Weimar's collapse: the avoidable failures that gave Nazis Germany.
by Richard J. Evans 2003
4.32
13k+ ratings
Kaput
by Wolfgang Münchau • 2006
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
4.01
2k+
Kaput Summary
Kaput 88%
Germany's economic miracle is over, and the model that built it is what killed it.
by Wolfgang Münchau 2006
4.01
2k+ ratings
Angela Merkel
by Matt Qvortrup • 2016
Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.
3.76
373
Angela Merkel Summary
Angela Merkel 88%
Merkel spent thirty years learning to stay silent in East Germany. Then she outlasted everyone.
by Matt Qvortrup 2016
3.76
373 ratings
Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif • 2002
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
4.14
5k+
Microbe Hunters Summary
Microbe Hunters 88%
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
by Paul de Kruif 2002
4.14
5k+ ratings
Philosophy of Existence
by Karl Jaspers • 1938
Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.
3.79
323
Philosophy of Existence Summary
Philosophy of Existence 88%
Objects aren't real. The real is a horizon you inhabit, never grasp, and awaken to.
by Karl Jaspers 1938
3.79
323 ratings
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
4.06
2k+
Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke 88%
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
by Nicholson Baker 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
Forty Autumns
by Nina Willner • 2016
One daughter flees East Germany, leaving her family to endure forty years behind the Berlin Wall.
4.37
14k+
Forty Autumns Summary
Forty Autumns 88%
One daughter flees East Germany, leaving her family to endure forty years behind the Berlin Wall.
by Nina Willner 2016
4.37
14k+ ratings
The Law of Blood
by Johann Chapoutot • 2014
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
4.34
169
The Law of Blood Summary
The Law of Blood 88%
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
by Johann Chapoutot 2014
4.34
169 ratings
The Death of Democracy
by Benjamin Carter Hett • 2018
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
4.26
3k+
The Death of Democracy Summary
The Death of Democracy 88%
Hitler didn't seize power. Conservative elites handed it to him, certain they could control him.
by Benjamin Carter Hett 2018
4.26
3k+ ratings
Learning from the Germans
by Susan Neiman • 2019
Germany spent decades facing Nazi crimes. Could that model work for American racism?
4.20
1k+
Learning from the Germans Summary
Learning from the Germans 88%
Germany spent decades facing Nazi crimes. Could that model work for American racism?
by Susan Neiman 2019
4.20
1k+ ratings
Europe
by Brendan Simms • 2013
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
3.95
761
Europe Summary
Europe 88%
Whoever controls Germany controls Europe: five centuries of war traced to a single strategic prize.
by Brendan Simms 2013
3.95
761 ratings
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers
by Norbert Juretzko • 2004
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
3.67
21
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers Summary
Bedingt dienstbereit. Im Herzen des BND - die Abrechnung eines Aussteigers 88%
The inside story of an intelligence agency so inept the Americans bought their agents a Winnebago.
by Norbert Juretzko 2004
3.67
21 ratings
The Clown
by Heinrich Böll • 1963
A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.
3.93
32k+
The Clown Summary
The Clown 88%
A clown in postwar Bonn unravels after the woman he loves leaves him for a Catholic.
by Heinrich Böll 1963
3.93
32k+ ratings
Truth and Method
by Hans-Georg Gadamer • 1960
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
4.17
4k+
Truth and Method Summary
Truth and Method 88%
Understanding is an event language and tradition perform through you, not a method you apply.
by Hans-Georg Gadamer 1960
4.17
4k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
by William L. Shirer • 1984
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
4.08
2k+
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Summary
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler 88%
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
by William L. Shirer 1984
4.08
2k+ ratings
Ama y no sufras
by Walter Riso • 2003
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
4.08
778
Ama y no sufras Summary
Ama y no sufras 87%
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
by Walter Riso 2003
4.08
778 ratings
Infantry Attacks
by Erwin Rommel • 2006
A WWI officer's memoir that became a tactical bible: terrain and initiative decide every firefight.
4.2
4k+
Infantry Attacks Summary
Infantry Attacks 87%
A WWI officer's memoir that became a tactical bible: terrain and initiative decide every firefight.
by Erwin Rommel 2006
4.2
4k+ ratings
The Sound of the Machine
by Karl Bartos • 2022
From inside Kraftwerk: the drummer who programmed the beats, then walked away to find his own.
4.28
178
The Sound of the Machine Summary
The Sound of the Machine 87%
From inside Kraftwerk: the drummer who programmed the beats, then walked away to find his own.
by Karl Bartos 2022
4.28
178 ratings
Life, God, and Other Small Topics
by Eric Metaxas • 2011
A pacifist pastor joined the plot to kill Hitler. His theology explains why.
4.03
504
Life, God, and Other Small Topics Summary
Life, God, and Other Small Topics 87%
A pacifist pastor joined the plot to kill Hitler. His theology explains why.
by Eric Metaxas 2011
4.03
504 ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 87%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
The Politics of Cultural Despair
by Fritz Stern • 1961
The anti-modern rage of three German thinkers readied the ground for the Third Reich.
4.13
167
The Politics of Cultural Despair Summary
The Politics of Cultural Despair 87%
The anti-modern rage of three German thinkers readied the ground for the Third Reich.
by Fritz Stern 1961
4.13
167 ratings
Weimar Republic
by Captivating History • 2021
The republic that killed itself: how Germany's first democracy surrendered to Hitler in 14 years.
4.14
28
Weimar Republic Summary
Weimar Republic 87%
The republic that killed itself: how Germany's first democracy surrendered to Hitler in 14 years.
by Captivating History 2021
4.14
28 ratings
The Picnic
by Matthew Longo • 2024
August 1989: a picnic on the Hungarian border. The gate opened, and hundreds ran.
4.22
608
The Picnic Summary
The Picnic 87%
August 1989: a picnic on the Hungarian border. The gate opened, and hundreds ran.
by Matthew Longo 2024
4.22
608 ratings
The Nazi Doctors
by Robert Jay Lifton • 1986
Nazi doctors killed to heal the race. A psychologist reveals the mechanism that enabled it.
4.12
4k+
The Nazi Doctors Summary
The Nazi Doctors 87%
Nazi doctors killed to heal the race. A psychologist reveals the mechanism that enabled it.
by Robert Jay Lifton 1986
4.12
4k+ ratings
The World After Gaza
by Pankaj Mishra • 2025
The West did not remember the Holocaust to prevent genocide. It remembered to license it.
4.06
1k+
The World After Gaza Summary
The World After Gaza 87%
The West did not remember the Holocaust to prevent genocide. It remembered to license it.
by Pankaj Mishra 2025
4.06
1k+ ratings
The Plot to Kill Hitler
by Patricia McCormick • 2016
He was a pacifist pastor. Then he joined a plot to assassinate Hitler.
4.04
3k+
The Plot to Kill Hitler Summary
The Plot to Kill Hitler 87%
He was a pacifist pastor. Then he joined a plot to assassinate Hitler.
by Patricia McCormick 2016
4.04
3k+ ratings
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