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Eagle (1948), Edition: First Edition, Paperback, 638 pages
Description
Die Öffnung Moskauer Archive ermöglichte es dem Herausgeber, diese kommentierte Auswahl aus Goebbels Tagebüchern vorzulegen. Die Eintragungen aus den Jahren 1924 bis 1945 spiegeln einmal die Wahnwelt, in der Goebbels lebte, und beleuchten zum andern die inneren Strukturen des nationalsozialistischen Machtsystems.
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LibraryThing member Borg-mx5
When thinking about evil men, we assume they are consumed by evil thoughts. Goebbels was evil, but his diary shows him to be rather pedestrian. Petty and small, he does not display evil on every page. In a way, that makes him even more chilling.
LibraryThing member Big_Bang_Gorilla
Being an intriguing source for the German leadership during WWII and a remarkable insight into one of its most intriguing members. Editor Lochner introduces the characters in the diary, be they famous or obscure, very clearly.i
LibraryThing member EricCostello
Fascinating document, and one well worth having for World War II buffs. Goebbels, of course, was the Propaganda Minister and Berlin Gauleiter during the Nazi regime, and thus, his inner thoughts, not for publication (but with, perhaps, an eye for history) are of great interest. This edition does
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not represent the entire set of diaries; those were only available after 1992, when Russian sources disclosed them. Instead, these cover the key years of 1942-1943, which would include Stalingrad. Show Less
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German
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