Joseph Goebbels: Nazi Propaganda Minister (Holocaust Biographies) [Hardcover]

Jeremy Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Series: Holocaust Biographies | Publication Date: January 2001

Relates the life of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels and his role in formulating Hitler's policy of exterminating the Jewish people.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 12 and up
  
• Hardcover: 112 pages
• Publisher: Rosen Publishing Group (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823933091
• ISBN-13: 978-0823933099
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,238,664 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A basic biography, lacking in depth, August 1, 2003

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Candace Scott (Lake Arrowhead, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Joseph Goebbels: Nazi Propaganda Minister (Holocaust Biographies) (Hardcover)

I suppose the target audience for this slim little volume on Hitler's Propaganda Minister is for teenagers, or perhaps for people with a minimal interest in the subject matter. There is no way to do justice to Goebbels in 112 pages, especially when the font size is large and the lines are triple spaced. Goebbels was an extremely complex, brilliant, devious man, but you'll not encounter much of him here. Roberts inexplicably decided not to conduct any real research for this book, or include any primary source material. He used very little of Goebbels' WWII diaries, and uses nothing from the 1920's diaries, which David Irving included in his infinitely superior biography of the man.

Certain aspects of Goebbels public life are almost entirely ignored, such as his oratorical capacities, his "Totaler Krieg" speech in 1943 Berlin and his editorship of the Nazi Party newspaper. There is emphasis upon Goebbels' knowledge of the Nazi genocide, but there still is no original material or analysis. A disappointing book all around.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Children's Book, January 27, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Joseph Goebbels: Nazi Propaganda Minister (Holocaust Biographies) (Hardcover)

If you are not interested in learning about Goebbels, then I would suggest this book. I didn't realize that it was a children's book when I bought it. I actually thought that it would be worth reading...

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview of monster, January 4, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Joseph Goebbels: Nazi Propaganda Minister (Holocaust Biographies) (Hardcover)

Like the other books in this series on Holocaust/Nazi figures, this is a good introduction for middle school students on one of the people behind the greatest evil of the 20th century. I haven't seen any other books on Goebbels for a youthful age group.

Highly recommended as supplementary material for students being introduced to the Holocaust and Nazi Germany. Reading/interest level might extend into high school.