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Radio and the great debate over U.S. involvement in World War II / Mark S. Byrnes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Byrnes, Mark S. (Mark Stephen), 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- World War, 1939-1945--Radio broadcasting and the war.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Neutrality.
- Isolationism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (381 pages)
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2022.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Lexington Books, 2022.
- Summary:
- "The debate over US involvement in World War II was a turning point in the history of both US foreign policy and radio. In this book the author argues that the debate's historical significance cannot be fully appreciated unless these stories are understood in relation rather than in isolation"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : Go on the air
- A democracy of the air
- Getting away with the selling of time
- A program of radio education
- Radio is the most effective medium of reaching the people
- Arsenal of democracy?
- Popular screen stars of Hollywood
- Some machinery for propaganda
- Radio : intervention's trump
- Commentators : the public decides
- The Great Debate's debates
- The masquerade is over
- A moral force or a gargantuan jest?
- Now the mask is off
- Conclusion : We Americans have determined our course.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-2415-2
- 1-4985-9856-0
- OCLC:
- 1501681273
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