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Goebbels by Peter Longerich
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really liked it

I finished it. It was well researched and written, but wow it was heavier than I expected.

Ok I’ve read a lot on the beginnings for WWII, the people involved in WWII, even the Asian Theater of WWII.

This guy, wow. This guy makes Hitler look mild by comparison. I’ve known Goebbels was evil, but the depths of his evil and double standards is just boggling.

Thank goodness he was egotistical enough to write 32 volumes of diaries (not to mention the private papers, letters, and all the stuff he wrote for the party) to really get a clear picture of this man’s hate for others.

The most telling point so far is that after he started educating himself on Churchill he comments, “if he was prime minister in 1933 there would be no war.”

I most certainly agree.

This makes it easier to understand how an entire nation was sold this crazy idea of war, internment, and race purity. It also makes you sick at the process.

We can’t forget.
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Reading Progress

May 19, 2019 – Shelved
May 19, 2019 – Shelved as: to-read
August 6, 2019 – Started Reading
August 13, 2019 –
66.0% "This guy, wow. This guy makes Hitler look mild by comparison. I’ve known Goebbels was evil, but the depths of his evil and double standards is just boggles the mind.

When I compare all my WWII books, this guy is going to be at the top of evil pile."
August 13, 2019 –
70.0% "“If there is anyone here who doesn’t want to cooperate of his own free will, he simply be forced to do so.”

And thus describes the Nazis perfectly."
August 14, 2019 – Finished Reading

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