Well I finally finished reading Rise and Fall of the Third Reich. Learned quite a bit. To much to talk about in a single post.
Next book, anybody know a good book that covers either the french revolution of the American revolution?
I’ve been getting books by Soviet Marshalls including Chuikov (who was in command at the battles of Stalingrad and Berlin), Rokosovsky (on overall strategy against the USA), Zhukov (led entire Red Army in WW2), and Colonel Sidorenko who authored the ‘Offensive’ which is he Soviet strategy for victory in a world war using weapons of mass destruction.
I thought to balance these with a western writer, and ‘Rise and Fall of the Third Reich’ by William Shirer seems to fit the bill. I can already tell you I agree with his negative assessment of the Lutheran church, and the fact he was a Protestant himself lends to his credibility. He apparently had nerves of steel staying in Germany reporting negatively about the Nazis until 1940 which is after the war was well underway.
Since I have not read it yet, I have one question. I came across a book from 1945 by a German Jew named Samuel Igra entitled ‘Germany’s National Vice’ which gives intriguing historical perspectives about the homosexual movement in Germany including such events as the purge of the SA and arguing that the Nazi leaders were part of it.
I’ve heard William Shirer had a negative view of homosexuality and wrote that the Nazi leaders were involved in this. Did you read anything to that effect?
For a history of the American revolution, check out the ‘Counter Revolution of 1776’ by Gerald Horne which argues it was fought to preserve slavery as Britain legalised slavery in the 1770’s (& throughout the Empire in 1830) & views the USA as preserving the worst of British colonialism which itself was mellowing with age with its abolitionist Movement spearheading nineteenth century socialist legislation.
The book is a history of slaves in British America in the 1700s concluding with the revolution during which the blacks wholly were loyalists in support of Britain which in fact continued to be the case until the American Civil War.
The prolific author is a member of the CPUSA and the final editor of its journal Political Affairs.
An six part interview which discusses the book which decidedly views the American revolution as evil:
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