An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
Michael Burleigh
3 books referenced
Books by Michael Burleigh
Referenced in 1 episode
January 04, 2024
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Explicitly described as 'his great book' - quoted regarding how parents found their children 'became strangers, contemptuous of monarchy or religion, and perpetually barking and shouting like pint-sized Prussian sergeant majors'
Referenced in 1 episode
January 01, 2024
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Referenced when describing Von Papen as 'an effete Machiavelli' - this description is attributed to Michael Burleigh, a historian who wrote about the Third Reich
Referenced in 1 episode
January 23, 2023
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Explicitly referenced as 'Michael Burley's book, Third Reich, New History' when discussing the electoral profile of the Nazi Party, including the quote about the party having 'the profile of a man with a pot belly'