Offered is an original wartime copy of Der „Blick Nach Vorne” (“Looking Ahead”), written by Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany. This publication was produced during World War II and distributed to German frontline troops as morale and ideological propaganda, intended to influence soldiers’ outlook during the course of the war.
This particular example carries exceptional provenance, having been captured and brought home on August 20, 1943, by Colonel Virgil E. Caldwell, with handwritten documentation inside by the veteran himself noting the bring-back. Such firsthand inscriptions provide compelling evidence of wartime capture and add significant historical context, allowing the piece to be traced directly from the European Theater back to an American serviceman.
As a physical artifact, the book represents the type of ideological material commonly encountered by Allied soldiers advancing through Axis-held territory. Surviving examples with clear, written veteran attribution are far scarcer than standard copies, making this a meaningful and research-worthy piece of WWII history.
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Offered is an original wartime copy of Der „Blick Nach Vorne” (“Looking Ahead”), written by Joseph Goebbels, Reich Minister of Propaganda for Nazi Germany. This publication was produced during World War II and distributed to German frontline troops as morale and ideological propaganda, intended to influence soldiers’ outlook during the course of the war.
This particular example carries exceptional provenance, having been captured and brought home on August 20, 1943, by Colonel Virgil E. Caldwell, with handwritten documentation inside by the veteran himself noting the bring-back. Such firsthand inscriptions provide compelling evidence of wartime capture and add significant historical context, allowing the piece to be traced directly from the European Theater back to an American serviceman.
As a physical artifact, the book represents the type of ideological material commonly encountered by Allied soldiers advancing through Axis-held territory. Surviving examples with clear, written veteran attribution are far scarcer than standard copies, making this a meaningful and research-worthy piece of WWII history.
+$5 shipping anywhere in the lower 48 states