Richard J. Evans' Coming Of The Third Reich isn't just another chronological coverage of events during World War II, but a specialized focus on just how the Third Reich came to power, blending German history with comments on the social, political and cultural trends which made Nazism possible in the first place. While the Nazi rise to power was not inevitable, Evans persuasively argues that there were cultural backgrounds and traditions specifically German in nature which fostered the sentiments expressed by Nazis. An informed and informative comprehensive analysis, Coming Of The Third Reich is an impressive and highly recommended for personal, academic, and community library collections.