Dr. Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), best known for his role as the leader of the Berlin NSDAP and later as the chief publicist for the National Socialist government of Germany, was a man of humble beginnings. Unable to serve in World War I due to a deformed foot, the young Goebbels dedicated himself to academic studies, performing well and eventually earning a Doctorate of Philology from the prestigious University of Heidelberg. Like most Germans in the years following the war, Goebbels was underemployed and aimless for a time, during which he continued to pursue his love of literature. What emerged from this time was Michael, a novel that merged his own experiences with those of his close friends and the styles of the writers who had made a profound impression upon him in his formative years.

Michael follows the story of a soldier returning from the war, experiencing the highs and lows of the rapid changes emerging in the new Germany, as told through a series of diary entries. Ruminations on politics and philosophy, the war, romance, art, and culture, all combine to offer a piercing insight into the author's soul and the world in which he lived. Goebbels was, beyond his role as a political figure, a man deeply immersed in an aesthetic view of life and the role of the German people.

Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to present a new English edition of Michael by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, translated by Olivia Van Dorn and with a foreword by Joseph Jordan. This exceptional work of literature, authored by the man who became the voice of the Third Reich, tells a story vital to understanding the origins of National Socialism and is necessary to preserve for generations to come.

Germany's short-lived Weimar Republic appears in the historical record as little more than an interregnum between Germany's defeat in the First World War and the rise of Adolf Hitler's new order in 1933. While often overlooked, the situation on the ground in the 1920s and 1930s was anything but lacking excitement. The weak and unpopular Republic was unable to prevent radical groups of every stripe from battling it out for control of the country, sometimes with propaganda, and sometimes with fists, knives, bombs, and guns.

Nowhere was this struggle more heated and ferocious than Berlin, the political heart of Germany and thus a necessary objective for anyone who would direct the future of the nation and its people. Joseph Goebbels, appointed Gauleiter (district leader) for Berlin in 1926, would prove instrumental in the party's conquest of the city, leading to his future roles as Reich Minister of Public Engagement and Propaganda and as one of Hitler's closest lifelong confidantes. Through his unrivaled talent for organization and propaganda, Goebbels transformed the dysfunctional Berlin chapter of the NSDAP into the most powerful political force in the capital, decisively breaking the communist stranglehold on the city's working-class districts.

Antelope Hill is proud to present Battle for Berlin by Joseph Goebbels, now available in English for the first time. This vital historical primary source from the perspective of one of the most important German statesmen of the twentieth century is a must-read for scholars and enthusiasts alike.

From the age of 26 until his death in 1945, Joseph Goebbels kept a near-daily diary. There he recorded significant events of the day, along with his thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics, most notably the Jewish policy of the Third Reich. In the diary, we get a detailed and unprecedented look at the views of one of the highest-ranking men in National Socialist Germany.

Goebbels shared Hitler's dislike of the Jews, and likewise wanted them totally removed from the Reich territory-what could be called the territorial solution to the Jewish Question. The Jews would be collected into ghettos, disinfested of typhus-bearing lice, and then transported to newly-captured lands in the East. Once there, they would be detained in concentration camps or put to work as forced labor. Ultimately, Goebbels and others sought to remove the Jews completely from the Eurasian land mass-perhaps to central Africa or the island of Madagascar. This would be the final solution to the Jewish Question.

As such, these entries have a profound effect on our understanding of both the Holocaust and the present-day Jewish Question. Nowhere in the diary does Goebbels mention any Hitler order to kill the Jews, nor is there any reference to extermination camps, gas chambers, or any methods of systematic mass-murder. Goebbels acknowledges that Jews did indeed die by the thousands; but the range and scope of killings clearly fall far short of the claimed figure of 6 million.

This book contains, for the first time, every significant diary entry relating to the Jews or Jewish policy. There are 178 such entries in all, in both English and German original. Entries are covered in chronological order, along with additional commentary and contextual remarks. Also included are partial or full citations of 12 major essays by Goebbels on the Jews, which add an important clarity to our understanding of his views.

What emerges is a picture of an intelligent and highly-educated man who wanted the best for his German people, and who therefore had to grapple with what he saw as a major threat to their well-being-the Jews.

Dr. Joseph Goebbels (1897-1945), best known for his role as the leader of the Berlin NSDAP and later as the chief publicist for the National Socialist government of Germany, was a man of humble beginnings. Unable to serve in World War I due to a deformed foot, the young Goebbels dedicated himself to academic studies, performing well and eventually earning a Doctorate of Philology from the prestigious University of Heidelberg. Like most Germans in the years following the war, Goebbels was underemployed and aimless for a time, during which he continued to pursue his love of literature. What emerged from this time was Michael, a novel that merged his own experiences with those of his close friends and the styles of the writers who had made a profound impression upon him in his formative years.

Michael follows the story of a soldier returning from the war, experiencing the highs and lows of the rapid changes emerging in the new Germany, as told through a series of diary entries. Ruminations on politics and philosophy, the war, romance, art, and culture, all combine to offer a piercing insight into the author's soul and the world in which he lived. Goebbels was, beyond his role as a political figure, a man deeply immersed in an aesthetic view of life and the role of the German people.

Antelope Hill Publishing is proud to present a new English edition of Michael by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, translated by Olivia Van Dorn and with a foreword by Joseph Jordan. This exceptional work of literature, authored by the man who became the voice of the Third Reich, tells a story vital to understanding the origins of National Socialism and is necessary to preserve for generations to come.

Germany's short-lived Weimar Republic appears in the historical record as little more than an interregnum between Germany's defeat in the First World War and the rise of Adolf Hitler's new order in 1933. While often overlooked, the situation on the ground in the 20's and 30's was anything but lacking excitement. The weak and unpopular Republic was unable to prevent radical groups of every stripe from battling it out for control of the country, sometimes with propaganda, and sometimes with fists, knives, bombs, and guns.

Nowhere was this struggle more heated and ferocious than Berlin, the political heart of Germany and thus a necessary objective for anyone who would direct the future of the nation and its people. Joseph Goebbels, appointed Gauleiter (district leader) for Berlin in 1926, would prove instrumental in the party's conquest of the city, leading to his future roles as Reich Minister of Public Engagement and Propaganda and as one of Hitler's closest lifelong confidantes. Through his unrivaled talent for organization and propaganda, Goebbels transformed the dysfunctional Berlin chapter of the NSDAP into the most powerful political force in the capital, decisively breaking the communist stranglehold on the city's working-class districts.

Antelope Hill is proud to present Battle for Berlin by Joseph Goebbels, now available in English for the first time. This vital historical primary source from the perspective of one of the most important German statesmen of the 20th century is a must-read for scholars and enthusiasts alike.

From the age of 26 until his death in 1945, Joseph Goebbels kept a near-daily diary. There he recorded significant events of the day, along with his thoughts and opinions on a variety of topics, most notably the Jewish policy of the Third Reich. In the diary, we get a detailed and unprecedented look at the views of one of the highest-ranking men in National Socialist Germany.

Goebbels shared Hitler's dislike of the Jews, and likewise wanted them totally removed from the Reich territory-what could be called the territorial solution to the Jewish Question. The Jews would be collected into ghettos, disinfested of typhus-bearing lice, and then transported to newly-captured lands in the East. Once there, they would be detained in concentration camps or put to work as forced labor. Ultimately, Goebbels and others sought to remove the Jews completely from the Eurasian land mass-perhaps to central Africa or the island of Madagascar. This would be the final solution to the Jewish Question.

As such, these entries have a profound effect on our understanding of both the Holocaust and the present-day Jewish Question. Nowhere in the diary does Goebbels mention any Hitler order to kill the Jews, nor is there any reference to extermination camps, gas chambers, or any methods of systematic mass-murder. Goebbels acknowledges that Jews did indeed die by the thousands; but the range and scope of killings clearly fall far short of the claimed figure of 6 million.

This book contains, for the first time, every significant diary entry relating to the Jews or Jewish policy. There are 178 such entries in all, in both English and German original. Entries are covered in chronological order, along with additional commentary and contextual remarks. Also included are partial or full citations of 12 major essays by Goebbels on the Jews, which add an important clarity to our understanding of his views.

What emerges is a picture of an intelligent and highly-educated man who wanted the best for his German people, and who therefore had to grapple with what he saw as a major threat to their well-being-the Jews.

Dans l'histoire des mouvements r volutionnaires, la lutte pour la capitale constitue toujours un chapitre particulier. La capitale est une valeur en soi. Elle repr sente le centre de toutes les forces politiques, conomiques et culturelles du pays. partir de ce centre, son rayonnement atteint la province, et pas une ville, pas un village n'y chappent.

Berlin est quelque chose d'unique en Allemagne. Sa population ne se compose pas, comme celle d'une ville quelconque, d'une masse uniforme, repli e sur elle-m me, et homog ne. Le Berlinois c'est le produit d'un substrat berlinois de toujours, compl t par des apports de toutes les provinces, r gions et groupes sociaux, professionnels et religieux.

Il est vrai que Berlin n'est pas, tel Paris pour la France, un facteur pr pond rant et novateur en tout pour l'ensemble de l'Allemagne. Mais on ne peut concevoir ce pays sans Berlin.

Le Mouvement national-socialiste n'est pas parti de Berlin. Il a eu son origine Munich. Il s'est r pandu de l , d'abord la Bavi re, puis l'Allemagne du Sud, et ce n'est que par la suite, apr s les premi res tapes de son d veloppement, qu'il progressa aussi vers l'Allemagne du Nord et donc vers Berlin.

Der Kampf um die Hauptstadt bildet immer ein besonderes Kapitel in der Geschichte revolution rer Bewegungen. Die Hauptstadt ist ein Begriff an sich. Sie stellt das Zentrum aller politischen, geistigen, wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Kr fte des Landes dar. Von ihm aus gehen ihr Ausstrahlungen in die Provinz, und keine Stadt, kein Dorf bleibt davon unber hrt.

Berlin ist in Deutschland etwas Einmaliges. Die Bev lkerung dieser Stadt setzt sich nicht, wie die irgendeiner anderen, aus einer einheitlichen, in sich geschlossenen, homogenen Masse zusammen. Der Berliner: dieser Typ resultiert aus einem Niederschlag von altem Berlinertum, erg nzt durch Zug nge aus allen Provinzen, allen Landschaften, St nden, Berufen und Konfessionen.

Zwar ist Berlin nicht etwa, wie Paris f r Frankreich, f r ganz Deutschland in allem ausschlaggebend und wegeweisend. Aber trotzdem l t sich das Land ohne Berlin nicht denken.

Die nationalsozialistische Bewegung ist nicht von Berlin ausgegangen. Sie hat ihren Ursprung in M nchen. Sie griff von da aus zuerst nach Bayern, S ddeutschland weiter, und sp ter erst, nachdem sie die Anf nge ihrer Entwicklung hinter sich hatte, schlug sie auch nach Norddeutschland und damit nach Berlin die Br cke.

Version originale non censur e. A la Vieille Garde berlinoise du Parti. Ouvrage destin expliquer l'histoire du NSDAP berlinois entre le 9 novembre 1926, au moment o Goebbels, chef du parti dans la Ruhr, arrive Berlin pour reprendre en main le parti, et le 29 octobre 1927, date qui marque la lev e de l'interdiction du parti nazi prononc e plusieurs semaines auparavant.

Comment Hitler est-il pass du vendeur de carte postale ambulant sans domicile fixe au f hrer de l'Europe enti re. Joseph Goebbels nous explique comment le nazisme a r volutionn la propagande politique et comment les nazis sont ils parti la conqu te de Berlin

R cit politique de la conqu te du pouvoir en Allemagne par le NSDAP du point de vue de Goebbels, ce livre retrace l'histoire du Mouvement dans la capitale du Reich. Plongez au coeur de la bataille politique qui a vu les nazis mettre la main sur l'Allemagne: propagandes, meetings, violences des communistes et r ponses nazies, l'ouvrage est une immersion au coeur d'une campagne lectorale pas comme les autres qui fera basculer le destin entier de toute l'Europe et qui tait pourtant loin d' tre partie gagn e pour le NSDAP...