Goebbels and 'Total War'

Peter Longerich is a superb historian who provides sharp insights in fluid accessible prose…This is a book with a dramatic focus and profound implications. * Peter Fritzsche, Author of 1942: When World War II Engulfed the Globe *What I particularly admire…is the careful balance that Longerich strikes between showing why this speech was so important…and demythologising it in a way that helps us to challenge conventional thinking on Nazi propaganda. * Matthew Stibbe, Professor of Modern European History, Sheffield Hallam University *Peter Longerich is clearly the most qualified person to write a book about Goebbels’ infamous speech. …a highly readable publication … as a close reading of a primary source it has enormous value. * Volker Benkert, Associate Professor of History, Arizona State University *

Peter Longerich 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 Holocaust: The Nazi Murder and Persecution of the Jews (2010), Himmler (2012), Hitler: A Life (2019), and Wannsee: The Road to the Final Solution (2021).