The Information Front - The Canadian Army and News Management During the Second World War

Informationen zum Autor Timothy Balzer has taught at the University of Victoria and for the Continuing Studies Division of the Royal Military College of Canada. Klappentext In wartime, capturing the hearts and minds of the citizenry is arguably as important as victory on the battlefield. The Information Front explores the Canadian military's use of public relations units to manage news during the Second World War. These specialized units were responsible for providing sufficient and positive news coverage to Canadians at home. This fascinating study traces the transformation of an emergent PR organization into an efficient publicity machine. It also scrutinizes news coverage and PR activities during major Canadian operations at Dieppe, Sicily, and Normandy to reveal how the military used censorship and propaganda to rally support for the war effort. Zusammenfassung The first book on the public relations efforts of the Canadian Army during the Second World War. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart 1: Canadian Army Public Relations and War News in the Second World War1 The Beginnings: The Growth of Canadian Army PR and Policy, September 1939 to June 19432 Learning through Trial and Error: Sicily and Italy, July 1943 to June 19443 The Publicity Machine: The Northwest Europe Campaign and Beyond, June 1944 to May 1945Part 2: Case Studies4 "Sugaring the Pill": Selling Dieppe to Canadians5 Public Relations Triumph, Press Relations Debacle: The Invasion of Sicily6 Murder, Massacre, and Friendly Fire: Three Normandy Case StudiesConclusionAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Balzer
• Publisher: University Of Washington Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2011
• EAN: 9780774819008
• ISBN: 978-0-7748-1900-8
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H; Studies in Canadian Military History Series; Studies in Canadian Military History; Studies in Canadian Military H
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science