Berlin Calling: American Broadcasters in Service to the Third Reich [Hardcover]

John Carver Edwards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1991 | ISBN-10: 0275939057 | ISBN-13: 978-0275939052 | Edition: First edition.

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of America's entry into World War II, this volume chronicles the careers of eight U.S.A. Zone commentators who worked for Nazi propagandist Josef Goebbels. Drawing upon a variety of documentary sources--letters written by the subjects to family, friends, and colleagues; treason trial transcripts; the contents of the BBC's wartime monitoring service; and FBI case files on the broadcasters--the author explores each broadcaster's political and personal motivations, and the influence of their broadcasts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“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.”–Library Journal

“...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.”–Martyrdom and Resistance

“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.”–The Athens Observer

“[Edwards'] book makes a nice addition to the library of any World War II junkie.”–The Atlanta Journal

“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.”–The International History Review

About the Author

JOHN CARVER EDWARDS, Ph.D., a University Archivist at the University of Georgia, has authored dozens of historical articles and a book on the National Security League.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 248 pages
• Publisher: Praeger Publishers; First edition. edition (June 30, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0275939057
• ISBN-13: 978-0275939052
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,013,061 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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