Richard J. Evans, "The Coming of the Third Reich" (2003)

Richard J. Evans, The Coming of the Third Reich (Penguin, 2003).

The first of a planned three-volume series, this book deals significantly, and somewhat surprisingly, with the deep roots of Nazi Germany. It explores some of the ideologies and socio-political elements of Bismarckian Germany, strangely gives shorter shrift to the First World War, and pays much attention to national coping strategies that developed during the 1920s. While the book has its shortcomings, it is a good read. A fuller review will follow later.

In the interim, the following captures some elements of my response to the book:
http://illadvised.blogspot.com/2005/11/book-richard-evans-coming-of-third.html