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Author Bergmeier, H. J. P.

Title Hitler's airwaves : the inside story of Nazi radio broadcasting and propaganda swing / Horst J.P. Bergmeier, Rainer E. Lotz.

Publication Info. New Haven : Yale University Press, [1997]
©1997

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  940.54 BERGMEIER    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  940.54 BER    Check Shelf
Description xiv, 368 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. + 1 audio disc
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-352) and index.
Contents 1. The making of the German Ministry of Propaganda -- 2. Foreign policy by radio -- 3. Short-wave propaganda to North America -- 4. Fighting Great Britain on the medium wave -- 5. Propaganda swing -- 6. Farcical feuding : the Nazi propaganda battle -- 7. Voices from nowhere - the 'Concordia' story -- 8. The 'battle stations' and Radio Arnheim.
Contents of CD: Onward Christian soldiers (1939) (1:53) -- The British ministry of misinformation (1939) (:51) -- Lord Haw Haw of Zeesen (1939) (3:17) -- The British cruiser Exeter has been run aground (:44) -- I want to be happy (1940) (3:2) -- One would describe as the height of cynicism (1940) (:37) --Hold me (1940) (3:26) -- The diplomatic correspondent of the Italian newspaper Tribuna (:46) -- St Louis blues (1940) (3:11) -- I'll never say "never again" again (1941) (2:41) -- FDR Jones (1941) (2:59) -- Who'll buy my bublitchky (1941) (2:38) -- Lili Marleen (1942) (3:25) -- Makin' whoopee (1942) (3:09) --Japanese sandman (1942) (3:19) -- I double dare you (1943) (2:30) -- Under an umbrella in the evening (1943) (2:29) -- I want to be happy (The Imperial War Museum) (1944) (3:28) -- We are waiting for you (1944) (4:38) -- Last talk from Radio Hamburg (1945) (9:52) -- Continuation of the programme by a British colonel (1945) (3:13).
Performer Contents of CD (continued): William "Lord Haw Haw" Joyce (2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 21st works) ; Lale Andersen (13th, 17th works) ; Western Brothers (3rd work) ; Charlie and his Orchestra (5th, 7th, 9th-17th works) ; Calling Invasion Forces (19th-20th works) ; Allied Military Government (22nd work).
Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Propaganda.
Radio in propaganda -- Germany.
Propaganda, German.
Added Author Lotz, Rainer E.
ISBN 0300067097 cloth alkaline paper
9780300067095 cloth alkaline paper
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