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"This Is the American Forces Network": The Anglo-American Battle of the Air Waves in World War II »

Authors: Patrick Morley
ISBN-13: 9780275969011, ISBN-10: 0275969010
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
Date Published: January 2001
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Patrick Morley

PATRICK MORLEY is a former journalist whose career extended over 40 years.

Book Synopsis

Chronicles the policy disputes between Britain and the United States over armed forces radio broadcasting during World War II.

Booknews

Long a BBC journalist, Morley began preparing a radio broadcast on the Network as part of the 1995 anniversary of the end of World War II, and was already hooked on the project when the broadcast fell through. Drawing on interviews and written records, he narrates the sometimes stormy relationship between the established British Broadcasting Corporation, which all of Europe listened to, and the fledgling American Forces Network intended only for homesick American troops. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Abbreviations	ix
	Preface	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Chapter 1	The Reason Why	1
Chapter 2	Battle Is Joined	11
Chapter 3	AFN on the Air	22
Chapter 4	Programs and Personalities	32
Chapter 5	BBC and AFN	46
Chapter 6	Forces Broadcasting	58
Chapter 7	"The Greatest Radio Show in History"	69
Chapter 8	AEFP Birth Pangs	80
Chapter 9	AEFP "Politics and Intrigue"	93
Chapter 10	"The Best Entertainment Program Ever"	104
Chapter 11	AFN on the Road to Berlin	118
Chapter 12	AFN Postwar	127
	Postscript: Afterthoughts and Memories	138
Appendix I	Transmitters	151
Appendix II	AFN Program Schedules	156
	A Note on the Principal Sources Used	160
	Index	167

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