The making of a Nazi hero the murder and myth of Horst Wessel /
On 14 January 1930, Horst Wessel, a young and ambitious member of the SA was shot at close range at his home in Berlin. He later died from his injuries. Joseph Goebbels, whose attention had already been drawn to Wessel as a possible future Nazi leader, was the first to recognize the propaganda poten...
| Основен автор: | Siemens, Daniel. |
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| Други автори: | Burnett, David. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English German |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris,
2013.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=572536 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Making of a Nazi hero. |
| Резюме: |
On 14 January 1930, Horst Wessel, a young and ambitious member of the SA was shot at close range at his home in Berlin. He later died from his injuries. Joseph Goebbels, whose attention had already been drawn to Wessel as a possible future Nazi leader, was the first to recognize the propaganda potential of the case. 'A young martyr for the Third Reich' he wrote in his diary on 23 February 1930 immediately after receiving the news of Wessel's death. This was the beginning of the myth-making that transformed an ordinary individual into a masculine role model for an entire generation. Horst Wesse. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-306) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780857721563 0857721569 |