{"product_id":"radio-treason-the-trials-of-lord-haw-haw-the-british-voice-of-nazi-germany-paperback","title":"Radio Treason: The Trials of Lord Haw-Haw, the British Voice of Nazi Germany - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRebecca West\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKatie Roiphe\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping courtroom drama of a Brooklyn-born Englishman who became the voice of Nazi Germany, by \"one of the most brilliant and erudite journalists of the century\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1945, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e commissioned star reporter Rebecca West to cover the London trial of William Joyce, who stood accused by the British government of aiding the Third Reich. Captured by British forces in Germany, Joyce was alleged to have hosted a radio program, \u003ci\u003eGermany Calling\u003c\/i\u003e, devoted to Nazi propaganda and calls for a British surrender.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe legal case against Joyce (known as \"Lord Haw-Haw\" for his supposedly posh accent) proved to be tenuous and full of uncertainties. Yet each new piece of evidence added to West's timeless portrait of a social reject who turned to the far right, who rose through the ranks without ever being liked, and who sought validation through a set of shared hatreds--of elites, of communists, and especially of Jews.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs a work of psychological suspense, Rebecca West's \u003ci\u003eRadio Treason\u003c\/i\u003e anticipates Truman Capote, Janet Malcolm, and Joan Didion at their best. As a study in political extremism, as Katie Roiphe writes in her foreword, \"It is as if Lord Haw-Haw has been transported from her time into ours.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.35 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52022422241581,"sku":"9781946022806","price":20.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/radio-treason-the-trials-of-lord-haw-haw-the-british-voice-of-nazi-germany-paperback-5408011.webp?v=1777435446","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/radio-treason-the-trials-of-lord-haw-haw-the-british-voice-of-nazi-germany-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}