Oswald Mosley as entrepreneur.

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  • Author(s): Barnes, James; Barnes, Patience
  • Source:
    History Today. Mar90, Vol. 40 Issue 3, p11. 6p. 8 Black and White Photographs, 1 Cartoon or Caricature.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      MOSLEY, Oswald, 1896-1980; FASCISTS; RADIO broadcasting; BRITISH Broadcasting Corp.
    • Abstract:
      Addresses the entrepreneurial efforts of Sir Oswald Mosley, leader of the British Union of Fascists (BUF) in the 1930s. Development of the organization; Government rulings that limited the group's fundraising ability; Mosley's efforts to establish commercial radio stations directed toward a British audience and outside the jurisdiction of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC); Focus on plans for a station in Germany; Eventual failure and wartime imprisonment.