The Goebbels Diaries: The Last Days (1945) -

The entries reveal how the "arch-apologist" of the regime viewed his own role, showing that he remained the last man to be "taken in" by his own propaganda.

While historians note the diaries contain few "new historical facts," their value lies in the psychological insight they provide into the Nazi leadership. The Goebbels Diaries: The Last Days (1945)

The diaries are defined by Goebbels's "unreality and wishful thinking". He interpreted minor Allied setbacks, such as labor disputes in the U.S. or the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, as signs that the Allied coalition would imminently collapse. The entries reveal how the "arch-apologist" of the