Historical works on culture in the Nazi era in regions affected directly and indirectly by Nazi rule are becoming more common now, as interdisciplinary approaches are making headway. 1 This sort of research is currently being encouraged by the complete availability of Joseph Goebbels's diaries; much material is to be found here on the interconnections of art and politics, for Goebbels was, after all, minister of propaganda and culture. 2 The works reviewed here include a collection of essays dealing with various facets of culture in the Third Reich, as well as three monographs 1