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Axis Sally - The Story of the Nazis
Axis Sally was a failed American actress turned radio broadcaster who put out shows from Germany on behalf of the Nazis. In her most infamous broadcast, she's taking on this character of an American mother whose son is overseas and talks about how she has these dreams of him dying. Her shows were kind of a psychological warfare. How did a failed actress remain become a potent weapon of the Nazis? And is there a way to understand the choices that she made?
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