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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.

If you wish to buy an item, have questions or would like more details, drop me an email. My email address is:

bytw2calvin.edu [Replace the "2" with an "@"].

Conditions: I accept payment by check or money order, or by credit cards through PayPal. I do my best to describe items accurately. If you buy something and feel that I have not done so, I shall refund your purchase price. I'll adjust the postage should you find several items you'd like.

Death of Hitler: This is the 2 May 1945 issue of the Hamburger Zeitung that announces Hitler's death. Some material is available on the GPA. Like many German papers late in the war, it has but a single sheet. It had given up hopes of victory — various news reports anticipate German surrender. There is even news of an upcoming table tennis tournament. The condition is good. Rare. Price: $60. Shipping: $2.

19 Copies of Signal: This was an illustrated magazine, rather like a German edition of Life, which was distributed in about 25 countries (but not within Germany) between 1940 and 1945. These are from the German edtion, distributed primarily in Switzerland. It began twice-monthly. The GPA page provides information, including pictures of some of the issues for sale. It is vivid material, with numerous color photographs. The conditions vary. All issues are complete. Issues rated as "poor" have separated covers, rips, etc. The other issues are intact, with varying degrees of age and wear. Uncommon. I'd prefer to sell them as a lot for $325, and $10 for shipping. If they have not been sold by November 15, I will price the ones in good condition at $30, fair-good at $21, and poor at $12.

• #13 ( October) 1940 (poor)
• #5 (March) 1941 (good)
• #14 (July) 1941 (good)
• #23/24 December 1941 — double issue (poor)
• #1 (January) 1942 (poor)
• #8 (April) 1942 (good)
• #3 (February) 1943 (good)
• #4 (February) 1943 (good)
• #11 (June) 1943 (poor)
• #13 (July) 1943 (poor)
• #14 (July) 1943 (good )
• #18 (September) 1943 (good)
• #19 (October) 1943 (fair-good)
• #23 (December) 1943 (fair-good)
• #1 (January) 1944 (good)
• #2 (January) 1944 (good)
• #4 (February) 1944 (good)
• #6 (March) 1944 (fair-good)
• #11/1944 (good)

Five issues of Unser Wille und Weg: This was the party magazine for propagandists. No illustrations, but interesting guidance for propagandists.

• February 1934 (good conditon, $25).
• July 1935 (fair to good condition, $20)
• July 1937 (poor condition, but with all text; missing back cover, $9)
• March 1940 (large format, good condition, $30)
• May 1940 (large format, good condition, $30)

Shipping: $2 for one or all.

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.

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.

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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