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The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies That Threaten to Take Over America [Hardcover]

Jim Marrs
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (110 customer reviews)


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June 24, 2008

Throw out everything you think you know about history. Close the approved textbooks, turn off the corporate mass media, and whatever you do, don't believe anything you hear from the government—The Rise of the Fourth Reich reveals the truth about American power. In this explosive new book, the legendary Jim Marrs, author of the underground bestseller Rule by Secrecy, reveals the frighteningly real possibility that today the United States is becoming the Fourth Reich, the continuation of an ideology thought to have been vanquished more than a half century ago.

This concept may seem absurd to those who cannot see past the rose-colored spin, hype, and disinformation poured out daily by the media conglomerates—most of which are owned by the very same families and corporations who supported the Nazis before World War II. But as Marrs precisely explains, National Socialism never died, but rather its hideous philosophy is alive and active in modern America. Unfortunately, most people cannot understand the shadowy links between fascism and corporate power, the military, and our elected leaders.

While the United States helped defeat the Germans in World War II, we failed to defeat the Nazis. At the end of the war, ranking Nazis, along with their young and fanatical protÉgÉs, used the loot of Europe to create corporate front companies in many countries, including the United States of America. Utilizing their stolen wealth, men with Nazi backgrounds and mentalities wormed their way into corporate America, slowly buying up and consolidating companies into giant multinational conglomerates. Many thousands of other Nazis came to the United States under classified programs such as Project Paperclip. They brought with them miraculous weapon technology that helped win the space race but they also brought their insidious Nazi philosophy within our borders. This ideology based on the authoritarian premise that the end justifies the means—including unprovoked wars of aggression and curtailment of individual liberties—has gained an iron hold in the "land of the free and the home of the brave."

For the first time Jim Marrs has gathered compelling evidence that an effort has been underway for the past sixty years to bring a form of National Socialism to modern America, creating in essence a modern empire—or "Fourth Reich"!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.


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About the Author

Award-winning journalist Jim Marrs is the New York Times bestselling author of Rule by Secrecy, Alien Agenda, and Crossfire, which served as a basis for the Oliver Stone film JFK. He lives in Texas. Paul Boehmer appeared for two seasons at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, where he played Oberon/Theseus in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Lucius in Titus Andronicus. He also appeared in The Constant Wife, played Banquo in Macbeth, and was Antipholus of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors in the 2005 Summer Rep Season at the Globe. He has appeared in Sir Peter Halls's acclaimed Broadway production of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband, Off-Broadway in the New York premiere of Miss Evers' Boys, and Off-Off-Broadway in New Yorrick, New Yorrick and End of the Day. He has appeared regionally at the Pioneer Theatre Company, Arena Stage, Seattle Rep, Huntington Theatre Company, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, Cleveland Playhouse, Missouri Repertory Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre, Syracuse Stage, Berkshire Theatre Festival, and Theatre Works Palo Alto. His film and television appearances include The Good German, The Thomas Crown Affair, Star Trek: Enterprise, Star Trek: Voyager, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Frasier, Judging Amy, Guiding Light, and All My Children. Paul is most proud of his award-winning unabridged recording of Moby Dick. He holds a BFA in acting from Southern Methodist University and an MFA in acting from the Professional Theatre Training Program at the University of Delaware.
--This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 448 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow; First Edition edition (June 24, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061245585
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061245589
  • Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 1.4 x 9.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (110 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,025 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jim Marrs is an award-winning journalist and author. After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in journalism, Marrs worked for and owned several Texas newspapers before becoming an independent journalist/author. Marrs is the author of the New York Times bestsellers, Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy, the basis for the Oliver Stone film JFK, and Rule by Secrecy. His in-depth overview of the UFO phenomenon, Alien Agenda, is the best-selling non-fiction book on UFOs in the world, having been translated into several foreign languages. He is a frequent guest on several nationwide radio talk-show programs and television programs.

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306 of 324 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars THE SECRET WORLD OF THE NAZIs: THEN AND NOW! June 30, 2008
Format:Hardcover
Four and a half CONTROVERSIAL Stars!! Disturbing, Fascinating, and Challenging. Easily the conspiracy book of the decade!! Revisionist history, international maniputalion on a gigantic level, Illuminati, 'Foo fighters', the greatest unsolved bank robbery in history, body doubles, and Solomon's treasure: all of this will gladden the hearts of conspiracy theorists, but there's lots here for everyone and much is disturbing. Mr Marrs' basic premise: some well-heeled Nazi's survived WW II, used their connections, as well as their scientific expertise and appropriated loot to promote rich lifestyles, and insinuate themselves into high tech corporations and governments. Worst still, Mr Marrs asserts that maybe some really big Nazi (a word derived from National Socialism) leaders had access to amazing technology and could have escaped with it. He feels we are now using some of their old tactics, discoveries, and philosophies to implement US policy based by the merging of government and corporations, to the detriment of individualism. Scary indeed when one considers which of the two is calling the shots. But can it be true? And then he goes into various shadowy European and American organizations who sought and are still seeking unconditional power and control through various business networks and governmental operations. He reveals Project Paperclip where the USA imported thousands of 'useful' former Nazis to the US with little or no knowledge by our citizens. Beyond this, Nazis set up front companies in Argentina, Sweden, Switzerland (more than 200 companies), Portugal, Spain, and Turkey, among others.... Read more ›
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61 of 62 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and Regrettably NOT Unbelievable October 2, 2008
Format:Hardcover
I read this book in a weekend and couldn't bring myself to put it down. The case made by the author at first seems like fantastic fiction, but alarmingly, as the chapters begin to relate to events closer to current history you begin to feel the rug being pulled out from underneath you.

If I had a criticism it would be that, although the author convincingly shows how elements of Nazism splintered, survived, flourished, made inroads as well as became absorbed by various American institutions; he conflicts with his own argument stating that National Socialism is the danger, while simultaneously, Plutocratic Interests also are the danger. It can be followed that one begat the other, they developed along separate paths and intertwined at some later point. Marrs keeps citing that one is the issue, yet both are competing conspiracies or more likely one dominant and one subordinate.

I enjoyed this book immensely for it's odyssey on "what is wrong with America and how we got here", particularly for all the ground he covers. I think everyone should read this (at a minimum) just for the challenging ideas it presents. I felt it plugged up a lot of holes in my historical vocabulary.
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258 of 283 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Much is Excellent, But Open to Severe Criticisms November 2, 2008
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Author Marrs's premise that the US is rapidly becoming a fascist state is hardly open to question any more, but his pointing to Nazi Germany as the origin of this trend misses the mark. Nonetheless, this book is a valuable read for all, regardless of the reader's political persuasion or positioning on the left or right.

Unfortunately the author damages his work as early as in his Introduction with false facts. For example, on page 1 he states that the bodies of Mussolini and his mistress "were left hanging from lampposts." Actually they were hung by their heels from the canopy of a gasoline station in Milan. On page two, Hitler's remains were found by the Soviets, positive identification was made from dental records, and part of Hitler's skull was retained by Stalin as a war souvenir. The two pages about Hitler's possible escape are pure fantasy and at odds with documented history. Even his definition of terms is poor, for example the term "Nazi" is not a contraction from "National Socialist" but rather the first two syllables of "Nationalsozialismus" (one word) pronounced in German as Na-tsi (National is pronounced Na-tsi-oo-nal in four syllables). I could go on and on, but suffice it to say, the author plays fast and loose with some facts to spice up his theme when no spicing is needed, and such lack of historical scholarship calls his other facts into question.

Another example might be made of the Skull and Bones Society at Yale. Certainly this was an organization whose members were drawn into the Bilderbergs, Trilateral Commission and Council on Foreign Relations, but casting this college society as a fascist conspiracy group is like condemning the Boy Scouts or DeMolay for the evils some of their members bring about in later years.
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76 of 89 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative book July 22, 2008
By Skyman
Format:Hardcover
The information in this book in incredible. Finally we get to see those behind the scenes who controlled every aspect of the war and afterwards.Businessmen & bankers whose names most of know but whose deeds were not. Anyone interested in WW II or politics & business should read this book as it reflects the conditions in the world today. The details about the flight of Hess to Britain for peace talks and that the Soviets were preparing to attack Europe was very interesting.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book
A real eye opener. Its so sad how our government lies to us. Can we trust anyone? Not anymore I guess
Published 2 days ago by Craig Kulla
4.0 out of 5 stars Scary, but (I believe) truthful Information about what's really going...
This book confirms something I've suspected for years. There is another power behind what we see with our elected officials. This book is a bit tedious in spots. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Jane from Oakland, Ca, USA
3.0 out of 5 stars Jim Marrs
Liked book's first part into the history of the Nazis but thought some of the end was too conspiracy oriented and lost my faith
in its accuracy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bernice J. Greene
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Jim Marrs
Well written. Eye opening book. Points out why we have the situation we're experiencing today and who is responsible. Highly recommend it.
Published 2 months ago by John Cusick
5.0 out of 5 stars So far, great book
I love this author. I highly recommend "Rule by Secrecy", which was the first book I read by this author. This is the second and so far it's been more of the same. Read more
Published 2 months ago by aaron molina
1.0 out of 5 stars Shameless
I came to Mr. Marrs' work with an open mind, ignoring those who slandered him as "paranoid" or a "conspiracy nut" and deciding that I would give him the benefit of the doubt by... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joseph Hirsch
5.0 out of 5 stars Well organized exposition of information not easily available
I've long felt the world is crazy, that the US suffers from either, or both, schizophrenia or bi-polar disorder and that the only law that really governs the US is the law of... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cat mom
5.0 out of 5 stars Today's World
We see in this book the POWER of money et families who controls the world today ! Everything is for " Buy or Sell " so far is a obscene profit !
Published 3 months ago by Jacques L. Aleman
5.0 out of 5 stars Must Read!
I have read several of Jim Marrs' books. He is an excellent researcher and I love his work!

This is a must read!
Published 3 months ago by HJ
2.0 out of 5 stars Thank Goodness I Did Not Have to Pay for It
All I can say is, I downloaded it off the Internet and did not have to waste my money. There is a God!
Published 3 months ago by The Sly Photographer
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