World War II Propaganda : Analyzing the Art of Persuasion during Wartime / David Welch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Welch, David, author.

Welch, David, 1950- author.

Series:

Gale eBooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Propaganda--History--20th century.

Propaganda.

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.

World War, 1939-1945.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxiv, 196 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2023.

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2017.

System Details:

text file HTML

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Primary Sources Introduction 1. The Propaganda War 2. Radio Propaganda: When Hitler Speaks 3. America Enters the War 4. The Poster 5. The Propaganda of Leadership 6. The Myth of Dunkirk 7. Careless Talk 8. Nazi Anti-British and Anti-Bolshevik Propaganda 9. In Defense of Mother Russia 10. Mobilizing for Total War: The Witting and Unwitting Testimony 11. Women at War 12. Keeping Healthy and Personal Hygiene 13. Buy War Bonds 14. Posting Propaganda 15. Feedback Agencies: Gauging Propaganda Success 16. Witness to War 17. Animated Film and Sheet Music 18. Art and War 19. Propaganda under Occupation: Vichy France 20. "Black" Propaganda and Operation overlord (D-Day) 21. Images of the Enemy 22. Postscript Select Bibliography Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798216039396

9798216168805

9781610696746

1610696743

OCLC:

998755097