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The Law of Blood
by Johann Chapoutot • 2014
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
4.34
169
The Law of Blood Summary
The Law of Blood 92%
To the Nazis, biology was law, struggle was sacred, and genocide was self-defense.
by Johann Chapoutot 2014
4.34
169 ratings
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
8k+
The Third Reich in Power Summary
The Third Reich in Power 92%
Peacetime Nazi Germany was no monolith. It was a chaos of rival fiefdoms driving toward racial war.
by Richard J. Evans 2005
4.36
8k+ ratings
Operation Paperclip
by Annie Jacobsen • 2014
To beat the Soviets, America recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists and buried their crimes.
4.15
11k+
Operation Paperclip Summary
Operation Paperclip 91%
To beat the Soviets, America recruited 1,600 Nazi scientists and buried their crimes.
by Annie Jacobsen 2014
4.15
11k+ ratings
The Myth of the Twentieth Century
by Alfred Rosenberg • 1930
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
3.63
263
The Myth of the Twentieth Century Summary
The Myth of the Twentieth Century 91%
Race as soul, blood as destiny: the 1930 manifesto that became Nazi ideology's core.
by Alfred Rosenberg 1930
3.63
263 ratings
Asperger's Children
by Edith Sheffer • 2018
Asperger's: the diagnosis that began as a Nazi tool for sorting children into life or death.
3.82
2k+
Asperger's Children Summary
Asperger's Children 91%
Asperger's: the diagnosis that began as a Nazi tool for sorting children into life or death.
by Edith Sheffer 2018
3.82
2k+ ratings
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+
The Third Reich at War Summary
The Third Reich at War 91%
The Nazi war and the Holocaust were one project, and they rose and fell together.
by Richard J. Evans 2008
4.40
6k+ ratings
The Nazis
by Laurence Rees • 1997
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
4.30
1k+
The Nazis Summary
The Nazis 90%
The Third Reich was chaos masquerading as order, and its rise was never inevitable.
by Laurence Rees 1997
4.30
1k+ ratings
22 Cells in Nuremberg
by Douglas M. Kelley • 2026
Rorschach tests at Nuremberg: twenty-two Nazis, no madness, only ordinary men with unchecked power.
4.42
236
22 Cells in Nuremberg Summary
22 Cells in Nuremberg 90%
Rorschach tests at Nuremberg: twenty-two Nazis, no madness, only ordinary men with unchecked power.
by Douglas M. Kelley 2026
4.42
236 ratings
The Nazi Doctors
by Robert Jay Lifton • 1986
Nazi doctors killed to heal the race. A psychologist reveals the mechanism that enabled it.
4.12
4k+
The Nazi Doctors Summary
The Nazi Doctors 90%
Nazi doctors killed to heal the race. A psychologist reveals the mechanism that enabled it.
by Robert Jay Lifton 1986
4.12
4k+ ratings
Adolf Hitler
by John Toland • 1958
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
4.24
4k+
Adolf Hitler Summary
Adolf Hitler 90%
He interviewed Hitler's entourage. What he found was not a cartoon villain but a human being.
by John Toland 1958
4.24
4k+ ratings
The Art of Rest
by Claudia Hammond • 2019
Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.
3.59
3k+
The Art of Rest Summary
The Art of Rest 89%
Before the genocide, there was a homeless painter, a spellbinding voice, and a prison cell.
by Claudia Hammond 2019
3.59
3k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler
by William L. Shirer • 1984
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
4.08
2k+
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler Summary
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler 89%
Failed artist, vagrant, demagogue: the step-by-step dismantling of a democracy that sparked WWII.
by William L. Shirer 1984
4.08
2k+ ratings
Searching for God Knows What
by Donald Miller • 2004
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
3.91
27k+
Searching for God Knows What Summary
Searching for God Knows What 89%
Skull measurements divided Europeans into three, and the conclusion reshaped history.
by Donald Miller 2004
3.91
27k+ ratings
Killing Hitler
by Roger Moorhouse • 2006
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
3.83
399
Killing Hitler Summary
Killing Hitler 89%
Over forty attempts on Hitler's life failed. The near-misses and the luck that saved him.
by Roger Moorhouse 2006
3.83
399 ratings
Hitler's American Model
by James Q. Whitman • 2017
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
3.91
2k+
Hitler's American Model Summary
Hitler's American Model 89%
The Nuremberg Laws had an American blueprint. Nazi lawyers studied Jim Crow and found their model.
by James Q. Whitman 2017
3.91
2k+ ratings
The Guarded Gate
by Daniel Okrent • 2019
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
4.05
896
The Guarded Gate Summary
The Guarded Gate 89%
How elite pseudoscience shut America's gates, locked out a generation, and inspired the Nazis.
by Daniel Okrent 2019
4.05
896 ratings
Hitler
by Volker Ullrich • 2013
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
4.44
3k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 89%
So underestimated by the old guard that they handed him the state, certain he was their puppet.
by Volker Ullrich 2013
4.44
3k+ ratings
Ama y no sufras
by Walter Riso • 2003
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
4.08
778
Ama y no sufras Summary
Ama y no sufras 89%
From homeless vagrant to Führer: how Hitler exploited fear, built an empire, and burned Germany.
by Walter Riso 2003
4.08
778 ratings
The Atlantis Gene
by A.G. Riddle • 2013
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
3.79
82k+
The Atlantis Gene Summary
The Atlantis Gene 89%
A geneticist's cure triggers evolution, and a shadow cabal will kill billions to control it.
by A.G. Riddle 2013
3.79
82k+ ratings
The Betrayal of Anne Frank
by Rosemary Sullivan • 2022
A cold case team identifies Anne Frank's betrayer. Her father knew and kept the secret.
3.83
16k+
The Betrayal of Anne Frank Summary
The Betrayal of Anne Frank 89%
A cold case team identifies Anne Frank's betrayer. Her father knew and kept the secret.
by Rosemary Sullivan 2022
3.83
16k+ ratings
The Athena Project
by Brad Thor • 2010
Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.
3.88
14k+
The Athena Project Summary
The Athena Project 89%
Four women operatives hunt a global conspiracy that has revived a Nazi experiment in human fusion.
by Brad Thor 2010
3.88
14k+ ratings
Hitler
by Ian Kershaw • 1998
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
4.17
7k+
Hitler Summary
Hitler 89%
How a failed nobody became dictator: the people around him did the work.
by Ian Kershaw 1998
4.17
7k+ ratings
Area 51
by Annie Jacobsen • 2011
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
3.86
11k+
Area 51 Summary
Area 51 89%
The UFO at Roswell was real. The bodies were human. The secret was darker than aliens.
by Annie Jacobsen 2011
3.86
11k+ ratings
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich
by William L. Shirer • 1960
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
4.23
150k+
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich Summary
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich 89%
An American in Berlin watched it rise. The captured Nazi archives told the rest.
by William L. Shirer 1960
4.23
150k+ ratings
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
13k+
The Coming of the Third Reich Summary
The Coming of the Third Reich 89%
From Bismarck's Reich to Weimar's collapse: the avoidable failures that gave Nazis Germany.
by Richard J. Evans 2003
4.32
13k+ ratings
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+
Lying About Hitler Summary
Lying About Hitler 89%
When a Holocaust denier sued for libel, his own sources put him on trial instead.
by Richard J. Evans 2001
4.10
1k+ ratings
Ignition!
by John Drury Clark • 1972
A fuel that won't corrode, explode, or poison: the inside story of the chemists who found it.
4.12
3k+
Ignition! Summary
Ignition! 88%
A fuel that won't corrode, explode, or poison: the inside story of the chemists who found it.
by John Drury Clark 1972
4.12
3k+ ratings
Uncertainty
by David Lindley • 1996
You cannot measure everything. Einstein spent decades fighting that fact. What it cost him.
4.02
2k+
Uncertainty Summary
Uncertainty 88%
You cannot measure everything. Einstein spent decades fighting that fact. What it cost him.
by David Lindley 1996
4.02
2k+ ratings
War Against the Weak
by Edwin Black • 2003
Carnegie and Rockefeller funded America's eugenics; Hitler learned from it and built the Holocaust.
4.23
1k+
War Against the Weak Summary
War Against the Weak 88%
Carnegie and Rockefeller funded America's eugenics; Hitler learned from it and built the Holocaust.
by Edwin Black 2003
4.23
1k+ ratings
The Making of the Atomic Bomb
by Richard Rhodes • 1986
Physics made the bomb inevitable long before any general asked for it.
4.40
25k+
The Making of the Atomic Bomb Summary
The Making of the Atomic Bomb 88%
Physics made the bomb inevitable long before any general asked for it.
by Richard Rhodes 1986
4.40
25k+ ratings
Microbe Hunters
by Paul de Kruif • 2002
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
4.14
5k+
Microbe Hunters Summary
Microbe Hunters 88%
A failed painter hypnotized a nation. Democracies paralyzed by fear of war gave him Europe.
by Paul de Kruif 2002
4.14
5k+ ratings
How to Win an Information War
by Peter Pomerantsev • 2024
How do you beat a propaganda machine? One British journalist answered: don't refute it, imitate it.
4.09
2k+
How to Win an Information War Summary
How to Win an Information War 88%
How do you beat a propaganda machine? One British journalist answered: don't refute it, imitate it.
by Peter Pomerantsev 2024
4.09
2k+ ratings
Bluebird
by Sharon Cameron • 2021
A survivor of Nazi mind control hunts the doctor who erased her past in 1946 New York.
4.32
11k+
Bluebird Summary
Bluebird 88%
A survivor of Nazi mind control hunts the doctor who erased her past in 1946 New York.
by Sharon Cameron 2021
4.32
11k+ ratings
Mein Kampf
by Adolf Hitler • 1925
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
3.18
44k+
Mein Kampf Summary
Mein Kampf 88%
The manifesto that blueprinted the Third Reich: racial empire, absolute rule, and total war.
by Adolf Hitler 1925
3.18
44k+ ratings
Comandante ad Auschwitz
by Rudolf Höss • 1951
His kids played happily feet from the gas chambers. The Auschwitz commandant's own words.
3.85
4k+
Comandante ad Auschwitz Summary
Comandante ad Auschwitz 88%
His kids played happily feet from the gas chambers. The Auschwitz commandant's own words.
by Rudolf Höss 1951
3.85
4k+ ratings
The Kaiser's Web
by Steve Berry • 2021
Cotton Malone follows a dying word into a Nazi conspiracy that could decide Germany's election.
4.18
9k+
The Kaiser's Web Summary
The Kaiser's Web 88%
Cotton Malone follows a dying word into a Nazi conspiracy that could decide Germany's election.
by Steve Berry 2021
4.18
9k+ ratings
Brave Genius
by Sean B. Carroll • 2013
Forged in the Resistance, a philosopher and a biologist fought the Cold War with different weapons.
4.28
727
Brave Genius Summary
Brave Genius 88%
Forged in the Resistance, a philosopher and a biologist fought the Cold War with different weapons.
by Sean B. Carroll 2013
4.28
727 ratings
The Wages of Destruction
by Adam Tooze • 2007
Germany's real enemy was Detroit. Hitler's war was an economic gamble he could never win.
4.54
3k+
The Wages of Destruction Summary
The Wages of Destruction 88%
Germany's real enemy was Detroit. Hitler's war was an economic gamble he could never win.
by Adam Tooze 2007
4.54
3k+ ratings
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945
by Marie Jalowicz Simon • 2014
She walked past the Gestapo in her petticoat, then vanished into Berlin for three years.
3.80
3k+
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945 Summary
Untergetaucht Eine junge Frau uberlebt in Berlin 1940-1945 88%
She walked past the Gestapo in her petticoat, then vanished into Berlin for three years.
by Marie Jalowicz Simon 2014
3.80
3k+ ratings
A Death in Vienna
by Daniel Silva • 2004
An art-restoring ex-spy hunts a Nazi war criminal after a Vienna bombing nearly kills his friend.
4.25
32k+
A Death in Vienna Summary
A Death in Vienna 88%
An art-restoring ex-spy hunts a Nazi war criminal after a Vienna bombing nearly kills his friend.
by Daniel Silva 2004
4.25
32k+ ratings
The Gene
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2016
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
4.35
56k+
The Gene Summary
The Gene 88%
From Mendel's peas to CRISPR babies: how the gene became biology's most powerful and dangerous idea.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2016
4.35
56k+ ratings
Eichmann in Jerusalem
by Hannah Arendt • 1963
The Holocaust needed no monsters: careerism and stock phrases were enough. Evil is deeply ordinary.
4.20
34k+
Eichmann in Jerusalem Summary
Eichmann in Jerusalem 88%
The Holocaust needed no monsters: careerism and stock phrases were enough. Evil is deeply ordinary.
by Hannah Arendt 1963
4.20
34k+ ratings
Human Smoke
by Nicholson Baker • 2008
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
4.06
2k+
Human Smoke Summary
Human Smoke 88%
Before the Holocaust, the Allies closed doors, starved civilians, and firebombed cities.
by Nicholson Baker 2008
4.06
2k+ ratings
Germany in the World
by David Blackbourn • 2023
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
3.82
85
Germany in the World Summary
Germany in the World 88%
Germany's history from 1500 is a global story of trade, migration, and mass murder.
by David Blackbourn 2023
3.82
85 ratings
Eichmann in My Hands
by Peter Z. Malkin • 1990
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
4.43
927
Eichmann in My Hands Summary
Eichmann in My Hands 88%
One sentence to stop the architect of the Holocaust on a dark street in Buenos Aires.
by Peter Z. Malkin 1990
4.43
927 ratings
Escape from Freedom
by Erich Fromm • 1941
Freedom feels so unbearable that millions will submit to a dictator to flee it.
4.28
16k+
Escape from Freedom Summary
Escape from Freedom 88%
Freedom feels so unbearable that millions will submit to a dictator to flee it.
by Erich Fromm 1941
4.28
16k+ ratings
The Odessa File
by Frederick Forsyth • 1972
A reporter follows a suicide's diary into a secret SS network that hides war criminals from justice.
4.14
64k+
The Odessa File Summary
The Odessa File 88%
A reporter follows a suicide's diary into a secret SS network that hides war criminals from justice.
by Frederick Forsyth 1972
4.14
64k+ ratings
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.81
589
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So! 88%
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026
3.81
589 ratings
In the Garden of Beasts
by Erik Larson • 2011
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
3.90
222k+
In the Garden of Beasts Summary
In the Garden of Beasts 88%
A professor becomes ambassador to Hitler's Berlin. His daughter falls in love with the Nazis.
by Erik Larson 2011
3.90
222k+ ratings
Accessory to War
by Neil deGrasse Tyson • 2018
GPS guides your car and a missile; the alliance that built both goes back centuries.
3.65
5k+
Accessory to War Summary
Accessory to War 88%
GPS guides your car and a missile; the alliance that built both goes back centuries.
by Neil deGrasse Tyson 2018
3.65
5k+ ratings
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