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I'm writing a research paper on this and was hoping I could get multiple views on it to use as points. I'm already using:
Hitler's obsession with the use of propaganda
Goebell's and the Pro-mi's influence on the population
I'm researching more things to argue for my thesis. Any criticism or help is appreciated, I take everything as constructive (:
I also have trouble with theses. Any criticism on it would help too
My thesis: Despite Nazi German's decisive losses and disadvantages come 1943, their propaganda machines remained effective and aided in their persistence due to the approach that propaganda was a primary weapon to be used against the Allies and control the masses.
I highly recommend Richard Evans's Third Reich trilogy to answer this question, particularly The Third Reich at War. It is important to understand that most of Germany was far from die-hard Nazis. Despite Nazi propaganda, the support that Hitler recieved from the general populace was generally directly tied to the success on the battlefield. So, obviously, the war up until 1941, mid 1942 was generally seen to be going well (and a lot of the initial anxiety that arose upon the declaration of war by France had worn off). However, the Battle of Stalingrad was impossible to hide, and had a profound impact at home. You can't lose hundreds of thousands of men and really hide it for long.
Ian Kershaw's The End and his other works on Nazi Germany would be very useful for your thesis. He believes that propaganda efforts in the final year of the war failed to be convincing to the German people, according to diaries and SD reports (A good primary source you should look at). His explanation is primarily that Hitler bound the Party and military leadership to his personal power and influence such that they believed his fall would in turn ruin them.
It's a great read and examines Nazi Germany's final year from all possible angles.