James Hayward (writer)

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James Hayward

Born| James Nice
(1966-01-06) 6 January 1966 (age 57)
Essex, England
Pen name| James Hayward
Occupation| Writer
Subject| World Wars I and II, recent art and music history
Website
www.facebook.com/pages/James-Hayward/503094143035681?fref=ts

James Hayward is the pen name of James Nice (born 6 January 1966 in Essex), an English writer on military, modern art and post-punk musical history.

## Biography[edit]

Hayward was educated at the University of Glasgow prior to working in music publishing at Les Disques du Crepuscule, and then as a solicitor.

Books by James Hayward include The Bodies on the Beach (2001),[1] Shingle Street (2002), Myths and Legends of the First World War (2002), Myths and Legends of the Second World War (2003) and Double Agent Snow – The True Story of Arthur Owens, Hitler's Chief Spy in England (2013).

As James Hayward, he has also written liner notes for several audiobook CDs including Artists' Rifles 1914-18, Memorial Tablet (Siegfried Sassoon), Oh! It's a Lovely War (4 volumes), British War Broadcasting 1938-1946, RAF Bomber Command at War (2 volumes), The Battle of Britain, D-Day and the Battle for Normandy, Futurism & Dada Reviewed, Voices of Dada, Surrealism Reviewed, Musica Futurista, Cocteau Satie & Les Six, Bauhaus Reviewed, Wyndham Lewis: The Enemy Speaks, Futurlieder and A Young Person's Guide to the Avant-Garde.

As James Nice, he made the 2006 documentary film Shadowplayers, a history of the Factory Records label, and wrote the 2010 book Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records. He runs the record labels LTM Recordings, Factory Benelux and Les Disques du Crépuscule.

## Publications[edit]

### As James Hayward[edit]

* 
- (2001). The Bodies on the Beach. CD41 Publishing. ISBN 978-0954054915.
* 
- (2002). Shingle Street. CD41 Publishing. ISBN 978-0954054915.
* 
- (2002). Myths and Legends of the First World War. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0750928656.
* 
- (2003). Myths and Legends of the Second World War. Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0750930475.
* 
- (2013). Double Agent Snow. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-0857208545.

### As James Nice[edit]

* 
- (2010). Shadowplayers – The Rise and Fall of Factory Records. Aurum Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1845135409.

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rankin, Nicholas (November 2009). A genius for deception: how cunning helped the British win two world wars. Oxford University Press. pp. 433–. ISBN 978-0-19-538704-9. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

## External links[edit]

* The Bodies on the Beach at the BBC
* James Nice at Library of Congress Authorities

Authority control

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* ISNI
* VIAF
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* WorldCat
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* Germany
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* Israel
* United States
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* Netherlands
* Poland

Artists|

* MusicBrainz

WARNING: Both WorldCat pages confuse multiple writers named James Hayward.