Book Review - Nazi Wireless Propaganda by M.A. Doherty

Fascinating history of something that should be more widely known.

I wasn't sure what to expect upon receiving this book but this account of Lord Haw Haw, Goebbels, and their associated goons was a very good read. Doherty writes well and, although he does run on at times, makes for a very good account of German propaganda. Not long ago I had learned of the existence of a New British Broadcasting Company NBBC ran by the Germans but found very little about it. This book covers great detail about it and other projects upon which the Nazis pretended to be illegal British radio stations protesting the war. This tactic would be marvelously spun around by Sefton Delmer and played on the Germans even better.

For WWII "buffs", armchair historians, and people interested in the history of propaganda, I highly recommend this book. It is not dry nor is it bogged down with minutiae of detail. Doherty focuses on the people involved in the history and the effect that the events had on them (and the effect they had on the events). So many histories and historians focus on events and ignore people. Doherty does not.

If I have any complaints about this book, it is too short! Barely weighing in at 200 pages, it seems to me that this book could have been easily twice the size without losing any of its interest or readability. Get this book while it is still available if anything WWII or propaganda interests you at all!