An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
The Third Reich Trilogy
Author: Richard Evans
Referenced in 9 episodes
Buy from Amazon #CommissionsEarnedEpisodes Referencing This Book
December 01, 2025
Context:
His 'books on the Third Reich' are referenced for pointing out that French conservatives had admired Hitler and Mussolini, and for following diarists like Louisa Solmitz
November 24, 2025
Context:
Referred to as 'his great book on the Nazis' when discussing Georg Elzer as an example of ordinary Germans in the 1930s; Evans uses Elzer because he was not very political
January 13, 2025
Context:
Referenced as 'his book on the Third Reich' when quoting a worker who expressed foreboding about Germany's victories, comparing them to previous wins that 'came to a bad end.'
January 18, 2024
Context:
Referenced alongside Adam Tooze as a historian whose work discusses Nazi economic and anti-Semitic policies
January 01, 2024
Context:
Referenced as 'Richard Evans in his books on the Third Reich' regarding his choice to translate 'Führer' as 'the leader' to demystify the term
January 26, 2023
Context:
A book about conspiracy theories that 'came out about two years ago' which discusses theories about who set the Reichstag fire
January 23, 2023
Context:
Referenced multiple times as 'Richard Evans' book' when discussing statistics about unemployment in Germany during the Depression, Brüning's political decisions, and Nazi election propaganda. Evans is described as a 'left-leaning historian' who is 'brilliant' on the subject
January 19, 2023
Context:
Referenced multiple times as 'Richard Evans' book' when discussing hyperinflation (coffee prices rising while you drink), Hitler's intentions regarding Jews and Russia in Mein Kampf, and quoted directly at the end about the catastrophe needed for Nazi mass support. Likely refers to his Third Reich trilogy.
January 16, 2023
Context:
Mentioned as 'his magnificent books on the Third Reich' and 'the first volume of his great trilogy on the Third Reich' - described as the work of 'the great British historian of the Third Reich'