GOEBBELS: A BIOGRAPHY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Professor of Modern German History Peter Longerich,Alan Bance,Jeremy Noakes,Head of German Department and Reader in German Literature Lesley Sharpe | 992 pages | 09 Jun 2015 | RANDOM HOUSE | 9781400067510 | English | United States Goebbels: A Biography PDF Book He would suddenly change direction and shift his support between senior associates; he was a difficult boss and liked to berate his staff in public. This is a scholarly work of history and maybe not intended for the layman. While in no way should this be viewed as a detraction of the book, I do want to warn the readers ahead of time so they are aware. No trivia or quizzes yet. This complete portrait of the man behind the message is sure to become a standard for historians and students of the Holocaust for years to come. But in covering 20 years it seems not nearly detailed enough. History at your fingertips. Most readers know that Goebbels was a bad man and want to know how he succeeded. His father was a clerk, his mother a farmhand. In buying this book the question I wanted to have answered is: what explains the success of the undoubtedly wicked man who became the Nazi propaganda minister? The following year, he led the burning of books deemed "not German enough," which chiefly targeted Jews once again. Countless books have been written about why Nazi Germany lost World War II, yet remarkably little attention has been paid to the equally vital question of how and why it was able to hold out as long as it did. Showing Hitler had a talent for making people feel that they were essential to him--although they weren't. During the time of chaos in the Rhineland after the war, Goebbels developed deep respect for Russia, and read extensively in Russian literature. Goebbels : A Biography. The master propagandist comes through very early in his life. After World War II, he committed suicide to escape capture. To raise money, he instituted membership fees and began charging admission to party meetings. Members of any chamber were not allowed to leave the country for their work without prior permission of their chamber. Longerich, the first historian to make use of the Goebbels diaries in a biographical work, engages and challenges the self-serving portrait the propaganda chief left behind. Concentration camps are hardly mentioned at all. Simply because this book seemed to promise some new viewpoints about this wicked man whom some people don't even know of. The research is very well footnoted. Hitler suggested watering the beer and degrading the quality of the cigarettes so that more could be produced, but Goebbels refused, saying the cigarettes were already of such low quality that it was impossible to make them any worse. By Berlin was the party's second-strongest base of support after Munich. Not very much here is new per say. Braun and Hitler killed themselves on April 30, , the day after their wedding — a decided alternative to falling into the hands of enemy troops. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. As Nemesis opens, Adolf Hitler has achieved absolute power within Germany and triumphed in his first challenge to the European powers. Wikiquote has quotations related to: Joseph Goebbels. It is a lengthy book with more than pages plus supplements. Welcome back. However, the men, mostly age 45 to 60, received only rudimentary training and many were not properly armed. The campaign has widely been described as a textbook example of Blitzkrieg, but it was actually a fairly conventional campaign as the Wehrmacht was still learning how to use its new Panzers and dive-bombers. He also found work as a journalist and was published in the local newspaper. The Goebbels family included Harald Quandt Magda's son from her first marriage; born , [] plus Helga , Hilde , Helmuth , Holde , Hedda , and Heide Factories and shops were closed at noon and the employees were herded into position. The media has a sacred duty to seek out and to disclose truth--not to use its position to fashion events, to support a particular ideology, or to "cheer" for a designated "team. Biography Memoir. Especially in respects to whether Hitler was having an affair with Magda, one thing is certain that Hitler often had to act as the marriage guide counsellor to the pair. The only thing I really learned from the book is that Goebbels was apparently much less involved in political decisions than I thought. Goebbels: A Biography Writer Be proud and courageous! How did he feel about being responsible for committing the biggest crime in history? Mayor events are just mentioned in passing. In the summer of , he met and began a love affair with Else Janke, a schoolteacher. Yet, the more I read, the more I wondered if the way the book was written didn't make Goebbels and his kind seem too normal. One night at a dinner party in Florence, historian Daniel Lee was told about a remarkable discovery. Though endowed with near-dictatorial control of the media--film, radio, press, and the fine arts--Longerich's Goebbels is a man dogged by insecurities and beset by bureaucratic infighting. Also, I was not surprised by the "closeness" of the Goebbels family to the Fuhrer himself. External Websites. Not for everyone Overall an excellent biography. In he married Magda Ritschel, a woman from the upper middle class who eventually bore him six children. Hitler committed suicide on 30 April. She started him in his lifelong habit of keeping a diary. The speech also had a strong antisemitic element and hinted at the extermination of the Jewish people that was already underway. After several false starts, the attempted assassination of Hitler on July 20, see July Plot , brought him within view of his goal. He would find out eventually, sometimes after the fact. The most famous and controversial films produced in Nazi Germany were documentaries by Leni…. See 1 question about Goebbels…. For us, everything is lost now and the only way out left for us is the one which Hitler chose. He proposed a new German society based on race and national unity. At least a hundred Jews were killed, several hundred synagogues were damaged or destroyed, and thousands of Jewish shops were vandalised in an event called Kristallnacht Night of Broken Glass. Secondly the book jumped around more than necessary rendering it confusing at times. Any additional comments? DrManx Note: I received a free e-copy of this book from NetGalley and Random House in exchange for an honest review. Adolf Hitler was the leader of Nazi Germany. All in all however, as a devotee of this era, I enjoyed it. But if any old venal, fawning and corrupt wretch can achieve this much then why are advertising execs paid so much? Goebbels: A Biography Reviews After World War II, he committed suicide to escape capture. He who dares nothing wins nothing. Including his psychological interviews at Nuremberg. Secondly the book jumped around more than necessary rendering it confusing at times. Authors like Longerich put the reader in an odd position. In that case, we can't Get exclusive access to content from our First Edition with your subscription. Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister. But all in all the book did not leave a good impression on me. By the time one reached the end of the author's conclusion, which was page , one is apparently suppose to believe Goebbels main problem was he w Never having read a biography about a high-ranking Nazi, I feared Goebbels: A Biography might be too harrowing a read. I'd recommend this book to someone who loves reading about Nazism because it's amazingly specific and thorough, and it does focus on Goebbels in a targeted way even aficionados aren't likely to have seen before. A must-have for any history buffs like myself. We get a couple of lines. His diary entries also show he is a total drama queen when it comes to all of his romantic relationships with women. But I didn't know that much about him, which is why I thought this book would be really interesting to me. The S. After the Nazis seized power, Goebbels took control of the national propaganda machinery. His writing during that time reflected his growing antisemitism and dislike for modern culture. Even so, it is remarkable to read these things in Goebbels's own words. After a year or so of searching, he finds his calling in writing for one of the first NS propaganda papers. Early on, though, I realized harrowing was not what this book happened to be, which made it easily readable. It's as if the author sat with the diaries in front of him and commented as he turned each page. This is something that the Hitl This is a scholarly work of history and maybe not intended for the layman. What did he try to accomplish? The Guardian. While in no way should this be viewed as a detraction of the book, I do want to warn the readers ahead of time so they are aware. This portrayal shows that Goebbels was a raging narcissist that achieved the recognition he craved by dedicating himself to Adolf Hitler who Goebbels helped elevate to the supreme leader of Germany. Early elements Aftermath Remembrance. After this was rejected, Goebbels decided that further efforts were futile. There have always been rumours that somehow Goebbels how the club footed propagandist had a very healthy love life and not just with his wife, Magda.