Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany

Customer reviews Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany. One of the most notorious Americans of the twentieth century was a failed Broadway actress turned radio announcer named Mildred Gillars (1900-1988), better known to American GIs as "Axis Sally." Despite the Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany richness of her life story, there has never been a full-length biography of the ambitious, star-struck Ohio girl who evolved into a reviled disseminator of Nazi propaganda.At the outbreak of war in September 1939, Mildred had been living in Germany for five years Hoping to marry, she chose to remain in the Nazi-run state even as the last Americans departed for home In 1940, she was hired by the German overseas radio, where she evolved from a simple disc jockey and announcer to a master propagandist ... Learn more »

Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany Review: Axis Sally: The American Voice of Nazi Germany. I read this book with great interest since this is the first modern biography I read on "Axis Sally" otherwise known as Mildred Gillars. The book appears to be well researched and interesting reading material. The author obviously wasn't sway by Ms. Gillars' legendary voice and it is pretty clear by the book that this woman did indeed committed treason against her nation by aiding and abetting Nazi Germany. The book often referred to her as in a state of self-delusion whenever Ms. Gillars spoke about her "services" to the ... Read more »

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