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.
- Gives the reader primary source examples of World War II propaganda, answering the need for the study of images that is necessary in today's history study
- Includes a comprehensive bibliography
- ISBN10 1610696735
- ISBN13 9781610696739
- Publish Date 12 October 2017
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint ABC-CLIO
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 196
- Language English