Richard J. Evans

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Richard J. Evans is a renowned historian specializing in modern German history.
Born in 1947, he held prestigious positions at Cambridge University and Gresham College.
Evans has received numerous awards for his contributions to historical scholarship, including being knighted in 2012.
He played a crucial role as the principal expert witness in the David Irving Holocaust denial trial in 2000.
Evans has authored several acclaimed books on German history, including a trilogy on the Third Reich.
His recent works explore topics such as Eric Hobsbawm's life and conspiracy theories surrounding Nazi Germany.
Evans is recognized for his rigorous approach to historical research and his efforts to defend historical truth.

Books by Richard J. Evans

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

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🏛️ Weimar Republic ⚠️ Nazi Rise To Power 📉 Democratic Collapse

The Coming of the Third Reich

From Bismarck's Reich to Weimar's collapse: the avoidable failures that gave Nazis Germany.

by Richard J. Evans 2003 622 pages

4.32

12k+ ratings

🏛️ Weimar Republic ⚠️ Nazi Rise To Power 📉 Democratic Collapse

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

7k+

🇩🇪 Nazi Germany 🕰️ Interwar Europe 🚨 State Terror

The Third Reich in Power

Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.

by Richard J. Evans 2005 941 pages

4.36

7k+ ratings

🇩🇪 Nazi Germany 🕰️ Interwar Europe 🚨 State Terror

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+

🏛️ Nazi Germany ⚔️ Eastern Front 🕯️ Genocide

The Third Reich at War

The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.

by Richard J. Evans 2008 926 pages

4.40

6k+ ratings

🏛️ Nazi Germany ⚔️ Eastern Front 🕯️ Genocide

The Pursuit of Power

by Richard J. Evans • 2016

Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.

4.15

2k+

📜 Social History 🗺️ 19th Century Europe 🏭 Industrial Revolution

The Pursuit of Power

Between Waterloo and the trenches: how industrialization, democracy, and empire transformed Europe.

by Richard J. Evans 2016 848 pages

4.15

2k+ ratings

📜 Social History 🗺️ 19th Century Europe 🏭 Industrial Revolution

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+

📖 Holocaust Historiography 🔍 Historical Methodology 🚫 Holocaust Denial

Lying About Hitler

When a Holocaust denier sued for libel, his own sources put him on trial instead.

by Richard J. Evans 2001 318 pages

4.10

1k+ ratings

📖 Holocaust Historiography 🔍 Historical Methodology 🚫 Holocaust Denial

Hitler e le teorie del complotto

by Richard J. Evans • 2020

Five Hitler conspiracy theories, dissected: they all share a logic that makes facts irrelevant.

3.84

500+

🧠 Conspiratorial Thinking 📜 Antisemitic Myths 🔍 Historical Debunking

Hitler e le teorie del complotto

Five Hitler conspiracy theories, dissected: they all share a logic that makes facts irrelevant.

by Richard J. Evans 2020 350 pages

3.84

500+ ratings

🧠 Conspiratorial Thinking 📜 Antisemitic Myths 🔍 Historical Debunking

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