Hitler Laughing: Comedy in the Third Reich

By William Grange

When the National Socialist German Workers' party (Nazis) assumed power they vowed to cleanse the German theater of all things "un-German," which ostensibly included comedy. During the Third Reich nearly all German theaters, supported by enormous state funding, presented thousands of comedy productions. Perhaps it was a propaganda tool, however only a tiny fraction of these productions were outright propagandist efforts. Hitler Laughing explores the world of comedy during the Third Reich and its role in the Nazi cultural agenda.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761833811
• ISBN13: 9780761833819
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 8.9"