The Goebbels Diaries 1942–1943
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The Goebbels Diaries 1942–1943Description
The diaries span from January 21, 1942, to December 9, 1943, providing firsthand accounts of Goebbels' daily activities, thoughts, and observations, including his unwavering loyalty to Hitler, disdain for political rivals, and deep-seated antisemitism, alongside his growing anxiety over the war's progress after defeats.Context
Lochner, an American journalist who had reported from Berlin and was interned by the Nazis after Pearl Harbor, edited and translated this 1948 volume from diary pages that survived the war's chaos and destruction. It's important as a primary-source into the inner mind of Nazi Germany's propaganda machinery, offering historians direct insight into how the regime managed public opinion, controlled the press, and maintained loyalty even as the war turned against it.Category
Biography