Patrick Bade
Culture in the Third Reich
Summary
Patrick Bade explores what the cultural scene was like under the Third Reich. You might think that that is a contradiction in terms. Goebbels famously said, “Every time I hear the word culture, I reach for my gun.” In fact, the Nazis had considerable respect for the power of culture, and they wanted of course to control it and to subvert it.
Patrick Bade
Patrick Bade is a historian, writer, and broadcaster. He studied at UCL and the Courtauld Institute of Art. He was a senior lecturer at Christie’s Education for many years and has worked for the Art Fund, Royal Opera House, National Gallery, and V&A. He has published on 19th- and early 20th-century paintings and historical vocal recordings. His latest book is Music Wars: 1937–1945.