Germany Calling: A Personal Biography of William Joyce, Lord Haw Haw

by Mary Kenny

Mary Kenny’s stunning biography of the notorious Lord Haw-Haw is the most intimate, revealing and dramatic account yet of one of the twentieth century’s most infamous lives.

William Joyce – aka ‘Lord Haw-Haw’ – was the notorious propaganda voice for Adolf Hitler, and the last man to be hanged for treason by the British Crown. But how did this ‘crazy mixed-up Irishman’ scale the heights of Mosley’s infamous Party? How did he infiltrate the very heart of the Third Reich to become one of World War II’s most enduring legends?

Dramatic, groundbreaking and compassionate, Germany Calling explores the lost roots and darkest motivations of one of the most reviled figures of the modern age.

Genres: Biography, History

404 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[Daniel]

fascinating insight into a complicated character from his childhood to the end of world war two. very well researched and written and quite a fast read too.

[Glen Cowan]

Genuinely fascinating and thought provoking in that it made me consider what personality traits would lead a person to become a fascist under normal circumstances. Sanctimoniousness, elitism, a mercurial nature, idolatry of strong men, affinity with establishment and hierarchy as well as a straight up lack of conscience for sure, and William Joyce, the man most associated with Lord Haw, possessed them in spades. However, the human foibles of Joyce are shown while not humanizing him to the point of sympathy.
Despite its length, it’s definitely readable in one sitting. Highly recommended as a psychological profile as well as for those interested in World War 2 history.

[Gabriel Millsom]

A fascinating, sometimes amusing, portrait of the eccentric wee man who became the notorious Lord Haw Haw. I'm reluctant to call him a traitor now, as he was born in New York and raised in Ireland, so arguably was not a British citizen!

[Katie Mcsweeney]

an excellent book!