Tom Phillips' book "Humans: A Brief History of How We F*cked It All Up" says Hitler was actually incompetent and lazy and that his government was in perennial chaos. How accurate is that?

by JournalofFailure

I haven't read the book, but this excerpt in Newsweek makes the case that the Nazi regime, contrary to popular belief that it was a ruthlessly effective, well-oiled machine, was actually a total mess.

https://www.newsweek.com/hitler-incompetent-lazy-nazi-government-clown-show-opinion-1408136

Is Phillips right about Der Fuhrer?

NoctisRex

While someone else types up a comprehensive response to your question, you can read this answer by u/zaradeptus and this answer by u/ruhr1920hist. Both answers somewhat touch on the fact that the Nazis were incompetent but someone else can probably explain exactly how incompetent.