Tag: Hollywood and Hitler

February 25, 2015

Interview with Thomas Doherty, author of Hollywood and Hitler

“Up until 1938-1939, there were really no anti-Nazi films from the major Hollywood studios….For most of the 1930s, the major studios were missing in action.”—Thomas Doherty The following interview with Thomas Doherty, author of Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939, which is...

February 24, 2015

New Book Tuesday: Coins that Changed the World, The Highway of Despair, and More!

Our weekly listing of new books.

December 9, 2013

Author Events for the Week of December 9

A jam-packed week of events includes the continuation of Peter Maguire’s very successful author tour. Events for Thai Stick: Surfers, Scammers, and the Untold Story of the Marijuana Trade, coauthored with Mike Ritter, move on to Santa Fe and Albuquerque....

September 12, 2013

Hollywood and Hitler Reviewed in The New Yorker

The debate continues. Writing for The New Yorker, David Denby weighs in on the competing interpretations of Hollywood’s complicity with Nazism advanced in two new books: Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939, by Thomas Doherty and The Collaboration Hollywood’s Pact with Hitler,...

July 15, 2013

Thomas Doherty and the Debate over Hollywood and Hitler

“I’m always leery of history that allows the present to feel smugly superior to the past.”—Thomas Doherty Thomas Doherty, author of Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 has recently been involved in a well-covered and somewhat contentious scholarly debate. As reported in...

April 4, 2013

Thomas Doherty — The Anti-Fascism of the 1930s and the Backstory to the Hollywood Blacklist

In the following essay, Thomas Doherty, author of Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939, examines how the ant-fascist movement in 1930s Hollywood shaped the blacklist in 1950s Hollywood: Last November, the Hollywood Reporter deviated from its normal beat and published and in-depth...

April 3, 2013

Interview with Thomas Doherty, Author of Hollywood and Hitler (part 2)

“The pictures of Nazism first projected by Hollywood between 1933 and 1939 will always be before our eyes.”—Thomas Doherty In the second half of our interview, Thomas Doherty, author of Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939, discusses the role of newsreels in...

April 2, 2013

Interview with Thomas Doherty, Author of "Hollywood & Hitler, 1933-1939" (part 1)

“Up until 1938-1939, there were really no anti-Nazi films from the major Hollywood studios….For most of the 1930s, the major studios were missing in action.”—Thomas Doherty Our featured book this week is Hollywood in Hitler, 1933-1939, by Thomas Doherty. In...

March 12, 2013

New Book Tuesday: Hollywood and Hitler, Afghanistan, Plastic Surgery in China, and More New Titles!

Our weekly list of new titles. Remember you can save 50% on these and all titles on our website during our Spring Sale. Add the coupon code “SALE” to your shopping cart to save. Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 Thomas Doherty...