Goebbels

by Helmut Heiber

this is the most up-to-date, readable, and informed study of a uniquely mad mind which, perhaps even more than hitler's or stalin's, created the totalitarian state.

Genres: Biography

387 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1962

Reviews

[A. A. Kerr · Rating 4 out of 5]

Heiber's semi-humorous, often sarcastic syntax is sometimes difficult to commensurate with the sheer evil of the man whom this book concerns, but it is an excellent work of scholarship nonetheless. The work is (expectedly) slightly dated, and more modern scholarship is sure to be more well-rounded, but those interested in Holocaust history or propaganda/political language should surely read this book in any case.

The conclusion of this biography remains the most well-crafted ending to any nonfiction book I have yet read. Heiber must be commemorated for the total masterpiece he created in the ending of the book alone.