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).

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.

• Introduction 1: Before the Speech: From hopes of victory in summer 1942 to the winter crisis of 1942/43 2: Goebbels's Speech on 'Total War': Text and Commentary 3: After the Speech Acknowledgements List of archives Notes Bibliography Index

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).

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.

• Introduction 1: Before the Speech: From hopes of victory in summer 1942 to the winter crisis of 1942/43 2: Goebbels's Speech on 'Total War': Text and Commentary 3: After the Speech Acknowledgements List of archives Notes Bibliography Index

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).

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.

• Introduction 1: Before the Speech: From hopes of victory in summer 1942 to the winter crisis of 1942/43 2: Goebbels's Speech on 'Total War': Text and Commentary 3: After the Speech Acknowledgements List of archives Notes Bibliography Index