Paul

Deeply disappointed

Revisado: 11-01-22

If you want a book that tell you exactly what you want to hear. Then this book is for you. However, if you want a book based in critical thinking, then sadly this book is not for you.

This book is just a 9 hour rant. Just saying the same tho h over and over again in 20 different ways doesn’t prove her case.

She provided examples of conspiracies that ultimately leads nowhere. Other than you just have to take her word for it.

There was not a single OMG moment. Just superficial ranting with no coherent structure or evidence to back anything up.

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Disappointed

Revisado: 09-23-22

I just finished this and sadly I can’t recommend it. The first 1/3 is great. But the rest is just summarising news headlines. 🤷‍♂️

It had so much potential. My biggest problem with it is…why? Why are Americans so drawn to conspiracy BS? This stuff doesn’t fly in another other country but flourishes in the US. None of this was addressed.

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Title doesn’t match the content.

Revisado: 05-12-18

Sadly, one of the worst books I’ve ever read. So disappointed. The title doesn’t match the content. Only partly defines fascism. She blurs the line between true fascism and totalitarian states. Refers to North Korea as a fascist state, praises Trump for the sanctions against Russia, praises Bush for his handling of 9/11. Spends 80% talking about the evils of countries like Venezuela but no mention of Pinochet, for example.

I come across so many people who don’t know what fascism is and put a lot on energy into re-writing history. The NAZIS were Left Wing Socialist sort of thing. This book plays right into their hands. 😡😡😡

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I feel conned by this book.

Revisado: 04-24-17

What disappointed you about The Devil's Diary?

I was expecting full readinging from his diaries. What I got was a superficial reselling of the history of the nazis with a little commentary from Rosenberg.

What could Robert K. Wittman and David Kinney have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

Provided full diary eateries. And provided an insight into what made Rosenberg think.

What didn’t you like about P. J. Ochlan’s performance?

The performance was too monotone.

You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

None!

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Sorry, but I hated this book.

Revisado: 10-24-16

What would have made Fear Itself better?

A coherent narrative.

Any additional comments?

I listened to about 3 hours and it drove me nuts. It's nothing but incoherent ramblings. I was really hoping that it would get to a point but it ever did.

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Wonder and heartbreaking

Revisado: 05-01-16

Wonder and heartbreaking all at the same time. It had me just about in tears at times. The authors respect for the family really shows. I can't recommend this book enough.

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Disjointed

Revisado: 02-21-16

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narration at times sound 'non-human'. And clearly knows nothing of film or politics. He mispronounced several famous actors names and mispronounced Khrushchev badly.

Any additional comments?

The book itself was fascinating in some areas but over all I found it lacking a coherent narrative.

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Excellent.

Revisado: 09-30-14

What did you love best about The Coming of the Third Reich?

I've read many books on Hitler & the NAZIS from Shirer to Kershaw. This is the only one that truly puts the NAZIS in context within the political environment of early 20th century Germany.

Any additional comments?

This is a must read for anybody who wants to see exactly were the NAZIS fit into the political landscape of 1920's Germany. Over the last decade there has been a concerted campaign by some on the 'far Right' to re-write history and claim that Hitler and the NAZIS were 'Left Wing'. The Coming of the Third Rieth is a goldmine for debunking such revisionism.

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It seems unfinished

Revisado: 10-14-13

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What's in this book is incredibly detailed. But what isn't is this book...just isn't in this book.

So much details about Germanies military scandals which are not particularly relevant to what happened in Munich.

Apart from one or two lines. There was no mention and certainly no details about what was going on with Russia. Nothing about why Britain adopted a policy of Apeasement or why Chamberland was a pacifist.

All of these issues are covered in other books such as Volume 2 of the Churchill: The Last Lion. I was exspecting these issues to be covered in great detail and I am shocked to discover that weren't even addressed.

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Great for what it is.

Revisado: 03-25-13

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

"History will be kind to me for I intend to write it."

Sir Winston Churchill

This book is evidence of that. It should be taken with a grain of salt when he talks about himself however it does provide a unique perspective from someone that was there. So much has been written about the German side of things during this period but little about the British side.

I learnt a lot from this book such as the fact that Poland grabbed part of Czechoslovakia as part of the German carve up in 1938.

Highly recommended for someone that wants to fill in the gap of their WWII knowledge.

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