Hello, I'm Randall Bytwerk. I'm a professor at Calvin College with an interest in propaganda. As part of my scholarly work, I maintain the German Propaganda Archive, a collection of English-language translations of propaganda material from the Nazi and East German eras. I buy a lot of material to translate, some of which I list for sale here when I am finished with it. Newer items are listed first. Postage costs are for the U.S. International postage will be higher.
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Four 1942 issues of Volk und Rasse: This monthly magazine was published by the J. F. Lehmanns Verlag, which predated the Nazi period, but survived very comfortably during it. It published a mass of racist material. Volk und Rasse was devoted to the "positive" side of Nazi racial policy. It carried some anti-Semitic material, but focused primarily on maintinaining and strengthening the German race. It was semi-scholarly. These four issues include articles on German settlements in the East, migration of youth from the countryside, "Racial Forces in Hellenistic History," and an anti-Semitic article by Johann von Leers, a leading Nazi anti-Semitic writer on Jews as a pseudo-race of scoundrels. There are numerous pictures, mostly of exemplary Nordics. Price: $15 each, or $50 for all four. Shipping: $2 for one, $3 for all of them.
Helmut Sündermann, Tagesparolen: Deutsche Presseanweisungen 1939-1945 — Hitlers Propaganda und Kriegsführung (Leoni: Druffel, 1973). Sündermann was a Nazi propaganda official, and this is an account of Nazi press directives during the war. Sündermann was not exactly repentent, nor is the Druffel Verlag (which published a lot of rightist literature), but this is an interesting account of press policy, supported by numerous quotations. This is the paperback edition. Price: $15. Shipping: $3.
Reichsarbeitsdienst Gau History: This is a remarkable volume — a hand-crafted history of the Nazi labor organization along the Rhine. It has to have been produced in a very limited edition. It consists of descriptions of labor activity in the various districts in typical Nazi verbiage, with typography ranging from type to elegant script, along with lots of illustrations, maps, and more. It was issued around 1935. This is an unusual book. It is in very good condition. Rare. Price: $300. Shipping: $6.
Hitler's Campaign in Belgium : This is one of a series of tiny booklets given to Germans who contributed to the Nazi Winter Relief charity. It originally had a string through the back cover so one could hang it on a Christmas tree, but that is missing. Price: $15. Shipping: $.50.
The Attack on Cologne: This is a 62-page pamphlet issued after the massive 1942 bombing raid on Cologne. Originally published in 1942, this is a 1943 reprint that brought the number in print to 200,000. A full translation is available on the GPA. Price: $18. Postage: $2.
Kampf um's Dritte Reich (Altona: Zigaretten-Bilderdienst Altona-Bahrenfeld, 1933). This is the less common of the two 1933 "cigarette books." It has over one hundred color illustrations of the Nazi rise to power (tinted photographs). It has the misfortune of presenting Ernst Röhm in a favorable light — it was only in summer 1934 that he became a villain. In this copy, the original owner has written "traitor," or a similar remark, wherever Röhm's picture appears. Condition: Good, with all photographs intact. Some age spotting, and wear along the edges. Price: $175. Shipping: $5.
5 issues of Frage und Antwort: This folder contains five 1950 issues of Frage und Antwort, guidance for East German agitators. The topids covered include the intelligentsia, the post-WWII German border with Poland, the GDR government, economics, and other East German political parties. Fair to good condition. Price: $12. Shipping: $2.
Eugen Hadamovsky, Blitzmarsch nach Warschau. Frontberichte eines politischen Soldaten (Munich: Zentralverlag der NSDAP, 1940). Besides the book below, Hadamovsky wrote a number of other popular propaganda books. This one is an account of the events leading up to, and during, the Polish campaign. No illustrations, one map. The book is in good condition. Price: $18. Shipping: $3.50.
Eugen Hadamovsky, Propaganda und nationale Macht (Oldenburg: Verlag Gerhard Stalling, 1933). This is the only full length general treatment of propaganda published by a Nazi during the Third Reich. Hadamovsky published the book just after the Nazi seizure of power in 1933. He held a variety of important posts after 1933, mostly in the radio area, until he went into the SS and died on the Eastern Front early in 1945. This is a standard work of Nazi propaganda, one you ought to have if you are interested in the subject. Hardcover, 152 pages, good condition. There are black marks on the cover and at the bottom of the spine where the former library marks have been covered up, and several library stamps and markings on the first few pages. There are no markings in the text itself. A full translation of the book is available on the GPA. Rare. Price: $150. Shipping: $3.00.
Kleine Kriegshefte: This was a series of eleven 32-page pamphlets issued during the first two years of the war. They contained war correspondent reports, and a lot of maps and photographs. I have copies of #3 ($22). #5-6 ($22), #9 ($21). and #11 ($20) for sale. Follow the link for details on content. Shipping: $2.00.
A July 1953 issue of the Notizbuch des Agitators: This was the monthly for agitators in the German Democratic Republic, going to thousands of them around the country, who were expected to propagandize their fellow workers. This rather interesting issue appeared the month after the 17 June 1953 uprisings in East Germany. It begins with an article laying out what has to be done to improve agitation. There are other articles on the subject as well. A total of 84 pages. No illustrations, so this will interest you only if you can read German. Uncommon. Price: $11. Shipping: $1.50.
Graf Ernst zu Reventlow, Von Potsdam nach Doorn (Berlin: M. A. Klieber Verlag, 1940). 8th printing. Reventlow was a prominent early Nazi. This 490-page hardcover treats German history from Bismark through Wilhelm II from a Nazi perspective. Wilhelm II does not come out of it well. No illustrations. Good condition. Price: $20. Shipping: $3.
A page on the red and blue books on the Nuremberg Rallies, published from 1933-1938. I currently do not have any copies for sale, but the page may be of use to those interested in the volumes.
I have also written three books on the subject. My recent book titled Landmark Speeches of National Socialism includes material not available on the GPA. Bending Spines: The Propagandas of Nazi Germany and the German Democratic Republic (Michigan State University Press, 2004) provides an analysis of much of the material on the German Propaganda Archive. It can be ordered in the United States through amazon.com in either the hardcover or paperback editions. My first book is on Julius Streicher, the leading Nazi anti-Semite.
If you are interested in new books on the subject of German propaganda, I maintain a list of titles that can be ordered through amazon.com. I also have a list of more general books on Nazism that I've read and recommend.
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