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Edwards's fascinating book is a model for historians. The author, an archivist at the University of Georgia, has analyzed the careers of eight expatriate Americans who made radio propaganda broadcasts during WW II for the Nazis, in the department called the USA Zone. Edwards mined official and unofficial personal and secondary sources as much as possible in an attempt to determine why these expatriates served as propagandists for the enemy. He offers data, analysis, and informed speculation as to whether they were simply disgruntled losers, dedicated Nazis, or had other motives. Edwards offers no conclusions but leaves readers to make their own judgments while making clear that there are no simple answers. General readers.-J. P. Hobbs, North Carolina State University