The jazz war : radio, Nazism and the struggle for the airwaves in World War II /

"During World War II, jazz embodied everything that was appealing about a democratic society as envisioned by the Western Allied powers. Labelled 'degenerate' by Hitler's cultural apparatus, jazz was adopted by the Allies to win the hearts and minds of the German public. It was a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Studdert, Will (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd, 2018.
Series:Library of World War II studies ; 1.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Jazz > Social aspects > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Radio broadcasting > Germany > History > 20th century.
Radio broadcasting > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Propaganda.
Radio in propaganda > Germany > History > 20th century.
Radio > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Propagande.
Radio dans la propagande > Allemagne > Histoire > 20e siècle.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Jazz > Social aspects
Propaganda
Radio broadcasting
Radio in propaganda
Germany
Great Britain
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • List of Figures
  • Glossary
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • The `Cultural Blackout': September 1939
  • July 1940
  • Britain
  • `Hot' War: July 1940
  • December 1941
  • Britain
  • Germany
  • Turning the Psychological Tide: December 1941
  • February 1943
  • Germany
  • USA
  • Britain
  • `Total Radio Warfare': February 1943
  • May 1945
  • Germany
  • USA
  • Britain
  • Postscript
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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