How long does it take to read The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich?
A History of Nazi Germany
The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer takes about 22 hours 54 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 22 hours 54 minutes
A long haul
First published 1734. 1,249 pages, about 343,475 words.
46 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 38 hours 10 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 22 hours 54 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 14 hours 19 minutes |
The page count is the median across 94 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Since it's publication five decades ago, William L. Shirer's monumental study of Hitler's empire has been widely acclaimed as the definitive record of the twentieth century's blackest hours. A worldwide bestseller with millions of copies in print, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich offers an unparalleled and thrillingly told examination of how Adolf Hitler nearly succeeded in conquering the world. Here, in a thoughtful new introduction for the fiftieth anniversary of its National Book Award win, Ron Rosenbaum, author of the much-admired Explaining Hitler, takes a fresh and penetrating look at this vital and enduring classic and the role it continues to play in today's discussions of the history of Nazi Germany.
Subjects: National Book Award Winner, Third Reich, National socialism, History, Histoire, Derde Rijk
