Göring Master Bibliography

[R.M. Schultz]

This is a bibliography of the material relating directly to the life and career of Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring. Though this list does include memoirs from the period it does not include general histories. This bibliography had been compiled by myself and Häschen, using books we have read, the bibliographies in those books, various library catalogs (primarily Hoover Institution, Library of Congress, University of Chicago). Do note the following:

— This list includes original works in their original languages as well as translations of those works into English. We have tried to list multiple editions for the sake of completeness and, when differences in these editions are known to us these are noted.

— It does not pretend to be complete. Please post any additions you may have and I will add them to the list.

— It may be wrong. Please post any corrections you may have and I will adjust the list.

— It lacks annotation. Please comment on the books so that we can flesh this out with more information.

•Primary sources are marked: •

Bewley, Charles Henry
• Hermann Göring.
Göttinger Verlagsanstalt, Göttingen, 1956

• Hermann Göring and the Third Reich; a biography based on family and official records
Devin-Adair Co., N.Y.C., 1962.

Blood-Ryan, H. W.
• Göring, the iron man of Germany
J. Long, limited, London, 1938

Bradley, Dermot, with Karl-Friedrich Hildebrand and Markus Rövekamp
• Die Generale des Heeres, 1921-1945, Band 4 (Fleck-Gyldenfeldt).
Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1996.
Note: A complete chronological list of all Göring’s promotions, commands, assignments and government positions is contained in this work (pp. 328-330).


Butler, Ewan and Gordon Young
• Marshall without glory
Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1951.

Dahlerus, Birger
• The Last Attempt
Hutchinson, London, 1948

Fest, Joachim C.
• The Face of the Third Reich, Portraits of the Nazi Leadership
Translated by Michael Bullock
Pantheon Books, N.Y.C., 1970

Fiereder, Helmut
• Reichswerke "Hermann Göring" in Österreich (1938-1945)
Geyer, Wien, 1983.
Note: A revision of the author's doctoral thesis, Universität Salzburg, 1979.

Franks, Norman and Hal Giblin
• Under the Guns of the German Aces
Grub Street; 1997
Note: Chapter 2 of this book is devoted to Göring's WWI record as a flying ace and details all of his 22 kills.

Frischauer, Willi
• The rise and fall of Hermann Goering.
Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1951.
Odhams Press, London, 1951.

Galland, Adolf
• The first and the last: the rise and fall of the German fighter forces, 1938-1945
Translation of "Die Ersten und die Letzten" by Mervyn Savill.
Holt, N.Y.C., 1964
Note: This is General der Jagdflieger Galland's autobiography.


Gilbert, G.M.
• Nuremberg diary.
Farrar, Straus, N.Y.C., 1947.
Da Capo Press, N.Y.C., 1995.
Note: Editons after 1961 include 21 photos.

• “Hermann Göring, Amiable Psychopath.”
Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology 43, 1948, p. 211 - 229.

Göring, Emmy Sonneman
• Goering.
[Paris, 1963]
Note: A translation of the memoirs of Göring's second wife.

Göring, Hermann
• Germany Reborn
Translation of “Aufbau einer Nation” by James B. Whisker
Noontide Press, Torrance, Calif., 1983.

Gritzbach, Erich
• Hermann Göring, werk und mensch.
F. Eher, München, [1937]
F. Ehernachf., München, 1938.

• Hermann Goering: the man and his work; the only authorised biography.
Translation of “Hermann Göring, Werk und Mensch” by Gerald Griffin.
Hurst & Blackett, London, 1939.
AMS Press, N.Y.C., 1973.

Hildebrand, Karl-Friedrich
• Die Generale der Deutschen Luftwaffe, 1935-1945, Band 1 (Abernetty-v. Gyldenfeldt), 1935-1945.
Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1990.
Note: A complete chronological list of all Göring’s promotions, commands, assignments and government positions is contained in this work (pp. 369-370).

Haase, Günther
• Die Kunstsammlung des Reichsmarschalls Hermann Göring : eine Dokumentation : mit 40 Fotos und Faksimiles sowie einem Dokumentenanhang
Edition q, Berlin, 2000.
Note: This deals with Göring as art collector.

Hoyt, Edwin Palmer
• Goering's War
Hale, London, 1990.

Irving, David John Cawdell
• Göring : a biography
Grafton, London, 1989.
Morrow, N.Y.C., 1989.
Internet edition: http://www.fpp.co.uk/books.

Karl, Maria and Stefan Kurowski
• Mit heissen Wünschen, Hermann Göring : vom Dorf St. Peter in Linz, das Hitlers Plänen für ein Hüttenwerk im Wege stand
Geschichte der Heimat, Grünbach, 1998.

Knopf, Volker and Stefan Martens
• Görings Reich : Selbstinszenierungen in Carinhall
Links, Berlin, 1999.
Note: Carinhall was Göing’s estate.

Koller, Karl
• Der letzte Monat : 14 April bis 27 Mai 1945, Tagebuchaufzeichnungen des ehemaligen Chefs des Generalstabs der deutschen Luftwaffe
N. Wohlgemuth, Mannheim, 1949
Bechtle, München, 1985

Knopp, Guido
• Hitlers Helfer
Bertelsmann, München, 1996.

• Hitler's henchmen
Translation of “Hitlers Helfer” by Angus McGeogh.
Sutton, Phoenix Mill, England, 2000.

Kube, Alfred
• Pour le mérite und Hakenkreuz : Hermann Göring im Dritten Reich
Series: Quellen und Darstellungen zur Zeitgeschichte Bd. 24
R. Oldenbourg, München, 1986.

Lee, Asher
• Goering: air leader.
Hippocrene Books, N.Y.C., 1972.

Leffland, Ella
• The Knight, Death, And The Devil
Morrow, N.Y.C., 1990.
Note: Fiction.

Linder, Jan
• Hitlers vasaller och Sverige : Göring, Himmler och Ribbentrop
CKM, Stockholm, 2001.

Linney, Romulus
• Plays. Selections
Theatre Communications Group, N.Y.C., 1993.
Note: One of the plays in this collection, “Heathen Valley” deals with Hermann Göring.

Manvell, Roger and Heinrich Fraenkel
• Goering
Simon and Schuster, N.Y.C., 1962.
New English Library, London, 1968.

•Göring
Balantine Books, New York City, 1972.

Martens, Stefan
• Hermann Göring : "erster Paladin des Führers" und "zweiter Mann im Reich"
Series: Sammlung Schöningh zur Geschichte und Gegenwart
Schöningh, Paderborn, 1985.
Note: Originally presented as the author's doctoral thesis, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, 1983.

Maser, Werner
• Hermann Göring : Hitlers janusköpfiger Paladin : die politische Biographie
Edition q, Berlin, 2000.

Meyer, August
• Das Syndikat : Reichswerke "Hermann Göring"
Steinweg-Verlag, Braunschweig, 1986.

• Hitlers Holding : die Reichswerke "Hermann Göring"
Europa, München, 1999.

Mittermaier, Karl
• Verzicht aus Staatsräson : Hermann Göring und die Südtirolfrage im Jahre 1924
Verlag A. Weger, Brixen, 1993.

Mosley, Leonard
• The Reich Marshal; a biography of Hermann Goering.
Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y., 1974.

Olynyk, Frank J.
• "The Combat Records of Hermann Göring"
Over the Front, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Fall 1995), pp. 195-235.
Note: An English language translation of Göring's combat records in World War I.

Overy, R. J.
• Goering, the "Iron Man"
Routledge & Kegan Paul, London and Boston, 1984.

Paul, Wolfgang
• Hermann Göring : Hitler paladin or puppet?
Translation of “Wer war Hermann Göring” by Helmut Bögler.
Arms and Armour Press, London, 1998.

Paul, Wolfgang
• Wer war Hermann Göring : Biographie
Bechtle, Esslingen, 1983.

Piano Ruggeri, Anna
• Göring. Il raffinato del crimine.
G. De Vecchi, Milano, 1968.

Sommerfeldt, Martin Henry
• Hermann Göring : ein lebensbild
E. S. Mittler and sohn, Berlin, 1932.

Swearingen, Ben E.
• The mystery of Hermann Goering's suicide
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, San Diego, 1985.
Note: This is a quite readable investagation of how Göring effected his suicide.

Wunderlich, Dieter
• Göring und Goebbels : eine Doppelbiografie
Pustet, Regensburg, 2002.

[Häschen]

Franks, Norman & Giblin, Hal
•Under the Guns of the German Aces
Grub Street; 1997
Note: Chapter 2 of this book is devoted to Göring's WWI record as a flying ace and details all of his 22 kills.

[Durand]

Hallo,

You may want to add:

Olynyk, Frank J. "The Combat Records of Hermann Göring",
Over the Front, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Fall 1995), 195-235.

The article is an English language translation of Göring's combat records in World War I. It also contains some excellent photos of Göring, his planes, and his squadron.

Best Regards,

Durand

[USAF1986]

I heartily second Durand's addition - EXCELLENT material!

A complete chronological list of all Göring’s promotions, commands, assignments and government positions is contained in this work (pp. 369-370):

• Hildebrand, Karl-Friedrich. Die Generale der Deutschen Luftwaffe, 1935-1945, Band 1 (Abernetty-v. Gyldenfeldt), 1935-1945. Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1990.

Essentially the same information with a different photograph is likewise contained in the following work (pp. 328-330):

• Bradley, Dermot; Hildebrand, Karl-Friedrich; Rövekamp, Markus. Die Generale des Heeres, 1921-1945, Band 4 (Fleck-Gyldenfeldt). Biblio Verlag, Osnabrück, Germany, 1996.

Best regards,
Shawn

[Nicolas7507]

Which ones are your favorites? Any recommendations?

Thanks!

[J. Duncan]

Per the original listing, we can add
Peter Kildruff “Hermann Göring: Fighter Ace”
G.M. Gilbert “Psychology of Dictatorship”
Jack El Hai “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist”

To answer above, I recommend Leonard Mosley’s biography.
I think it’s the best overall portrait and well written. A page turner.

[Michael Miller]

My and Andreas Schulz's upcoming SA-Führer: The Senior Leadership of Hitler's Storm Troops, 1920-1945, Volume 1 (Oberster SA-Führer & SA-Stabschef) will contain a biographical chronology of Göring with ca. 150 pages of text plus 275 photos. It will be released later this year by Fonthill Media.

Best wishes,
~ Mike

Caption for the photo below:

Göring awaits his flight from Kitzbühel to Augsburg, 10.05.1945. At right is Brigadier General Walter W. Hess, Artillery Commander of 36th Infantry Division. (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Provenance: Phyllis Adler)

[guder]

Really looking forward to your book Michael. I have yet to read anything on Göring. Let us know when it goes to print.

Paul

[J. Duncan]

I concur with above. I want to mention also that the late Blaine Taylor produced 4 volumes of photo books from the Reichsmarshall’s private albums. These are adequate productions despite minor flaws of wrong chronology in places and subpar photographic prints. Volume 5 posthumously published is due out end of March:

[Michael Miller]

Really looking forward to your book Michael. I have yet to read anything on Göring. Let us know when it goes to print.

Paul

Thank you very much, Paul. I'll be sure to broadcast the news everywhere I can.
I am hopeful that Volume 2 will be simultaneously released. I'm currently working on Volume 3, and specifically at this moment on a very detailed biographical sketch of Edmund Heines.

Best wishes,
~ MIke

[Michael Miller]

I concur with above. I want to mention also that the late Blaine Taylor produced 4 volumes of photo books from the Reichsmarshall’s private albums. These are adequate productions despite minor flaws of wrong chronology in places and subpar photographic prints. Volume 5 posthumously published is due out end of March:

Thank you for mentioning Blaine's work, which should be cited in the bibliography of every book featuring Göring from now onward. This decade has already proven quite cruel- Roger Bender, Dr. Dieter Zinke, Dr. Geoff Megargee (the USHMM's Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos), Blaine Taylor...

Best,
~ Mike

[Nicolas7507]

Gentlemen, thank you very much for your recommendations!