Goebbels : mastermind of the Third Reich

Acknowledgements ......................................................................................... 5 Prologue: The Mark of Cain ................................................................. 14 I: The Hater of Mankind 1: Eros Awakes ............................................................................... 23 2: Prodigal Son .............................................................................. 41 3: ‘A Wandering Scholar, I’ ................................................................ 48 4: The Little Agitator ....................................................................... 64 5: God Disposes Otherwise ............................................................... 76 II: The Gauleiter of Berlin 6: The Opium Den .......................................................................... 90 7: Fighting the Ugly Dragon ............................................................. 113 8: Anka is to Blame........................................................................ 129 9: Conjuring up Spirits ................................................................... 139 10: A Rather Obstinate Gentleman .................................................... 154 11: The Nightmare ........................................................................ 165 12: Hold the Flag High ................................................................... 175 13: His Week in Court ................................................................... 192 14: A Blonde in the Archives ............................................................ 206 15: Maria Magdalena Quandt ........................................................... 216 16: The Stranger and the Shadow....................................................... 235 17: The Man of Tomorrow ............................................................... 253 18: Follow that Man ...................................................................... 268 19: ‘It’s all Fixed!’ ......................................................................... 284 III: The Reich Minister 20: The Big Lie ............................................................................. 290 21: Bonfire of the Books ................................................................. 304 22: Twilight of the Gods and Tally-ho .................................................. 322 23: Inkpot Hero ........................................................................... 343 24: While Crowds Exult below.......................................................... 361 25: A Man of Property ................................................................... 385 26: Femme Fatale ......................................................................... 394 27: The Round Table ...................................................................... 408 28: Something about March ............................................................. 427 29: The Gambler .......................................................................... 447 30: Duty put on Hold .................................................................... 465 31: The Real Chum ....................................................................... 477 32: Broken Glass .......................................................................... 488 33: On the Verge .......................................................................... 509 34: Put Poland on Page Two ............................................................. 527 IV: The Propaganda Warrior 35: Pact with the Devil ................................................................... 545 36: War ...................................................................................... 561 37: Propaganda Means Repetition...................................................... 581 38: Knocking out Front Teeth ........................................................... 590 39: Breaking Even ......................................................................... 606 40: A Few Choice Drops of Poison ..................................................... 622 41: The Malodorous Thing ............................................................... 640 42: No Room for Two of Us ............................................................. 651 43: Exodus ................................................................................. 671 44: A Fate which Beggars all Description ............................................. 688 45: At any Price ........................................................................... 705 46: The Road to Stalingrad .............................................................. 717 47: Things have not Panned out ......................................................... 733 48: Sin Will Pluck on Sin ................................................................. 750 49: The Katyn Massacre .................................................................. 766 50: The First Battle of Berlin ............................................................ 780 51: The White Suit Bespattered ........................................................ 794 52: When the Going gets Tough ......................................................... 808 53: The Long-Awaited Day .............................................................. 825 54: Valkyrie ................................................................................. 839 55: Total War ............................................................................... 853 V: The Loyal Henchman 56: The Spectre of the Hangman........................................................ 869 57: Kill off the Prisoners ................................................................. 883 58: Death of Another Empress .......................................................... 896 59: The Man of the Century ............................................................. 905 Epilogue: ‘Ever at your Side’ ............................................................. 927

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