{"product_id":"goebbels-and-total-war-the-sports-palace-speech-of-1943-hardcover","title":"Goebbels and 'Total War': The Sports Palace Speech of 1943 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Longerich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLesley Sharpe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeremy Noakes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Sports Palace speech was the climax of a campaign for 'total war'; the prime example of Nazi 'mass suggestion', a barrage of propaganda, seduction, and manipulation. \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the 18th of February 1943 Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels made a speech in the Berlin Sports Palace that is regarded as one of the most chilling, and at the same time most effective, rhetorical performances of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this definitive English translation, renowned historian Peter Longerich delves into the historical buildup to Goebbels's most notorious speech, the speech itself, and its lasting effect. \u003cem\u003eGoebbels and 'Total War' \u003c\/em\u003esingles out the Sports Palace speech to demystify the legend of Nazi propaganda by exposing the reality of the rally as a highly staged and prerecorded event, with a preselected audience and rehearsed reactions made to look spontaneous. For Goebbels, this spectacle was not only his chance to raise support for 'total war' in the German public but also the ultimate test to prove himself to his 'Führer'. Longerich traces Goebbels's path to 'total war' from his questionable demagogue skills and his tenuous relationship with Hitler, to the nation's losing battle at the front, and finally to total defeat.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePeter Longerich, \u003cem\u003eFormer Professor of Modern German History, Royal Holloway, University of London\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Longerich\u003c\/strong\u003e was Professor of Modern German History at Royal Holloway University of London until 2015, and was a founder of the College's Holocaust Research Centre. An internationally renowned authority on the Nazis, his previous publications include \u003cem\u003eHolocaust: The Nazi Murder and Persecution of the Jews\u003c\/em\u003e (2010), \u003cem\u003eHimmler\u003c\/em\u003e (2012), \u003cem\u003eHitler: A Life\u003c\/em\u003e (2019), and \u003cem\u003eWannsee: The Road to the Final Solution\u003c\/em\u003e (2021).\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 8.79 x 5.84 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 12, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978279878957,"sku":"9780198923770","price":31.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/qOVbbNGp379780198923770.webp?v=1775801424","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/goebbels-and-total-war-the-sports-palace-speech-of-1943-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}