Allied communication to the public during the Second World War : national and transnational networks / edited by Simon Eliot and Marc Wiggam.
"In the Second World War, the home fronts of many countries became as important as the battle fronts. As governments tried to win and hold the trust of domestic and international audiences, communication became central to their efforts. This volume offers cutting-edge research by leading and em...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London, UK :
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc,
[2020]
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| Summary: | "In the Second World War, the home fronts of many countries became as important as the battle fronts. As governments tried to win and hold the trust of domestic and international audiences, communication became central to their efforts. This volume offers cutting-edge research by leading and emerging scholars on how information was used, distributed and received during the war. With a transnational approach encompassing Germany, Iberia, the Arab world and India, it demonstrates that the Second World War was as much a war of ideas and influence as one of machines and battles.Simon Eliot, Marc Wiggam and the contributors address the main communication problems faced by Allied governments, including how to balance the free exchange of information with the demands of national security and wartime alliances, how to frame war aims differently for belligerent, neutral and imperial audiences and how to represent effectively a variety of communities in wartime propaganda. In doing so, they reveal the contested and transnational character of the ways in which information was conveyed during the Second World War.Allied Communication during the Second World War offers innovative and nuanced perspectives on the thin border between information and propaganda during this global war and will be vital reading for World War II and media historians alike."-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 236 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781350105133 1350105139 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on print version record. |