The Third Reich is a series of books published by Time Life that chronicles the rise and fall of Nazi Germany. The series began publishing (in the UK) from 1989. Each book focused on a different topic, such as the SS, Afrika Korps and various campaigns.
They were usually 192 pages in length, heavily illustrated and with pictorial essays on specific topics within the volume. The General Editor for the series was the renowned military historian Col. John R. Elting. There are 21 volumes in the series:
| Title | Consultants/Authors | Volume | Year published | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The SS | George H. Stein | 01 | 1988 | ISBN 0-8094-6950-2 |
| Fists of Steel | George H. Stein | 02 | 1988 | ISBN 0-8094-6966-9 |
| Storming to Power | William Sheridan Allen | 03 | 1989 | ISBN 0-8094-6954-5 |
| Wolf Packs | Timothy Patrick Mulligan | 04 | 1989 | ISBN 0-8094-6975-8 |
| The Reach for Empire | Gerhard L. Weinberg | 05 | 1989 | ISBN 08094-6958-8 |
| The New Order | William Sheridan Allen | 06 | 1989 | ISBN 0-8094-6962-6 |
| Afrikakorps | Williamson Murray | 07 | 1990 | ISBN 0-8094-6983-9 |
| The Twisted Dream | Robert G. L. Waite | 08 | 1990 | ISBN 0-8094-7000-4 |
| Barbarossa | Charles V.P. von Luttichau, Williamson Murray | 09 | 1990 | ISBN 0-8094-6991-X |
| The Southern Front | Charles V.P. von Luttichau | 10 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7016-0 |
| War on the High Seas | Robert O. Dulin, Jr., William H. Garske, Jr., Charles S. Thomas, Charles V. P. Luttichau | 11 | 1990 | ISBN 0-8094-6995-2 |
| Lightning War | Charles V.P. von Luttichau, Williamson Murray | 12 | 1989 | ISBN 0-8094-6970-7 |
| Conquest of The Balkans | Charles V.P. von Luttichau, Williamson Murray | 13 | 1990 | ISBN 0-8094-6979-0 |
| The Center of the Web | Peter Hoffmann, Robert G. L. Waite | 14 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-6987-1 |
| Apparatus of Death | John M. Bridgman, Sybil Milton | 15 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7004-7 |
| Road to Stalingrad | Charles V.P. von Luttichau | 16 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-8150-2 |
| The Heel of the Conqueror | Norman Rich | 17 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7012-8 |
| Fortress Europe | John M. Bridgman | 18 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7033-0 |
| Scorched Earth | Charles V.P. von Luttichau | 19 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7029-2 |
| The Shadow War | Charles V.P. von Luttichau | 20 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7008-X |
| Descent Into Nightmare | Charles V.P. von Luttichau | 21 | 1991 | ISBN 0-8094-7037-3 |