NMLP P-037474 · True-first precedence · minted 2026-07-19

The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich

William L. Shirer · Simon & Schuster · 1960

The US Simon & Schuster edition, published October 17, 1960, is the true first and precedes the UK (Secker & Warburg) edition. A large share of early US sales went through the Book-of-the-Month Club, so club copies are very common.

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New Mexico Literacy Project — True-first precedence NMLP P-037474 for "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer (https://newmexicoliteracyproject.org/id/point/p-037474, CC BY 4.0, dataset DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21184548).