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Shows in illuminating detail how the Allied and Axis forces used visual images and other propaganda material to sway public opinion during World War II.Author David Welch provides a neatly organized primary resource that focuses on key themes associated with World War II propaganda. Readers will not only be engrossed with a wide range of propaganda artifacts, they will also receive a better and more nuanced understanding of the nature of this propaganda and how it was disseminated in different cultural and political contexts. This book reveals how leaders and spin doctors operating at behest of the state sought to shape popular attitudes both at home and overseas. A comprehensive introductory essay sets out the principles of propaganda theory in World War II, while the subsequent material provides examples of Allied- and Axis-generated propaganda and presents them in a readily accessible way that will help readers understand the context.>
List of contents
Primary Sources
Introduction
1. The Propaganda War2. Radio Propaganda: When Hitler Speaks3. America Enters the War4. The Poster5. The Propaganda of Leadership6. The Myth of Dunkirk7. Careless Talk8. Nazi Anti-British and Anti-Bolshevik Propaganda9. In Defense of Mother Russia10. Mobilizing for Total War: The Witting and Unwitting Testimony11. Women at War12. Keeping Healthy and Personal Hygiene13. Buy War Bonds14. Posting Propaganda15. Feedback Agencies: Gauging Propaganda Success16. Witness to War17. Animated Film and Sheet Music18. Art and War19. Propaganda under Occupation: Vichy France20. "Black" Propaganda and Operation overlord (D-Day)21. Images of the Enemy22. PostscriptSelect BibliographyIndex
About the author
David Welch is professor of modern history and director of the Centre for the Study of War, Propaganda and Society at the University of Kent.
