Nazi Propaganda Films

Rolf Giesen, a former visiting professor of animation at the Communication University of China and president of an animation museum in Changchun, China, has compiled a special effects collection for Deutsche Kinemathek in Berlin and has co-written several animation features. He is an expert on early fantasy and science fiction films.

“historically useful...well researched, nicely illustrated”—Classic Images; “the best book ever done on the subject...a must have...much recommended”—The Military Advisor; “notes and other references are significant”—Communication Booknotes Quarterly; “informative...unique”—Midwest Book Review.

• Table of ContentsPreface     Introduction     1 “Martyrs” of the Nazi Movement     2 Triumph of the Will: The Odd Case of Leni Riefenstahl     3 The Eternal Forest: Blood, Soil, and Euthanasia     4 Hitler Youth: Soldiers for the Führer     5 The German Film Academy     6 Baptism of Fire: Nazi Germany at War     7 Surrounded by Enemies     8 The Eternal Jew: Anti-Semitic Films     9 The Great King     10 Black-Out: The Home Front, or, “That’s Not the End of the World”     11 Götterdämmerung: Kolberg and the Fall of the Third Reich     Filmography     Appendix: A Who’s Who of Hitler Era Filmmaking     Notes     Bibliography     Index