Viktor Reimann's biography of Joseph Goebbles is informative and readable, but ultimately lacking. Reimann brings a German perspective to Goebbles, but ultimately fails to really penetrate the legend on the man. Checking in at only 326 pages, and including many of Goebbles's speeches and writings verbatim, it leaves the reader with only a skeletal sketch.

As Viktor Reimann spent five years in Nazi prisons, it is not surprising to find that he is unable to suppress his anger toward Hitler, the Nazis and Goebbels. Unfortunately, such anger tends to detract from objective works. While Reimann provides good biographical data on Goebbels, he too often leaves objective study for opinionating which some readers may not find of great interest. As a consequence, this is not a sufficient biography on Goebbels, forcing readers to consult other books. While the work provides some info on Goebbels personal life, it tends to concentrate on his professional career. For example, while Goebbels diary constantly mentions one Ursel Quandt, the name does not appear in Reimann's book. Worth reading, but understand that the book is quite often a platform for Reimann to attack those who persecuted him.