Hitler's Airwaves The Inside Story of Nazi Radio Broadcasting and Propaganda Swing |
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| Author:
| Bergmeier, H. J. P.
Lotz, Rainer E. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-300-06709-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 1997 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Jazz was banned from German broadcasting as soon as the Nazis came to power in 1933. Yet throughout World War II, American jazz and swing were core components of the Third Reich's propaganda. Jazz classics such as W.C. Handy's famous St. Louis Blues, their lyrics neatly tampered with, came over the airwaves, alongside the famous Germany Calling programmes directed at Britain and allied forces around the world.
Jazz was banned from German broadcasting as soon as the Nazis came to power in 1933. Yet throughout World War II, American jazz and swing were core components of the Third Reich's propaganda. Jazz classics such as W.C. Handy's famous St. Louis Blues, their lyrics neatly tampered with, came over the airwaves, alongside the famous Germany Calling programmes directed at Britain and allied forces around the world.