Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich
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“An extremely detailed biographical account of five American expatriates who broadcast on shortwave for the Nazis . . . The author, an archivist at the University of Georgia, relies on letters, transcripts from treason trials, and other evidence to probe individual motivations. Recommended for collections dealing with World War II propaganda.”–
“...This is an engrossing book. For it not only tells a history, not yet told, but it also delves into the enigmatic nature of the human psyche...and the makings of treason.”–
“John Carver Edwards' Berlin Calling is an intriguing, you-were-there expose of American journalists who turned their backs on their country during the Third Reich.”–
“[Edwards'] book makes a nice addition to the library of any World War II junkie.”–
“Edwards offers a fascinating account, as scholarly as it is readable. . . . Berlin calling is a fine work, of particular interest to students of Nazism, American extremism, and the propaganda of the Second World War.”–
Book Description
Expatriates posing as detached yet patriotic American commentators, and using the "news-of-the-day" voice of the stereotypical radio announcer, sought to turn U.S. opinion against the British and achieve the political objectives of their media-savvy employer--master propagandist Paul Josef Goebbels. Riveting biographies in Berlin Calling put real names and faces behind the voices of "The Georgia Peach," "Mr. O.K.," "Paul Revere," and others. Were they motivated by antipathy towards New Deal programs or were they simply hucksters in search of a payroll check? Ten years on historical research have culminated in a landmark book with intriguing answers to these puzzling questions.
Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich
Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich,John Carver Edwards,Praeger Publishers,0275939057,Biography,General,History,History - Military / War,History: American,Military - General,Military History - World War II,Propaganda,Propaganda, German,Radio Broadcasting,Radio broadcasters,United States - 20th Century,World War, 1939-1945,History / United States / 20th Century
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