The title doesn't lie, if what you want is daily life during the Third Reich, that is exactly what you get. From the mundane actions of people trying to carry on with their lives, to their fears and discussions on the bleak outlook for the future, you get it all with this well-researched, complex book full of actual letters and other documentation from those who lived it.

I think this book will be particularly useful to scholars of the era and for those who do not already know a lot about WWII and the various situations created by the Nazis. This book reveals what it was like to live in such a difficult period, but doesn't let the reader down by just showing them one side of the coin.

Over all, this was a great book with a lot of different perspectives and a lot of good reasons to recommend it.

This review is based on a complementary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.