Atrocity propaganda in World War One
Channel: British Library
Date: 2014-12-05

World War One atrocity propaganda was a specific propaganda technique that sought to garner support for war and provide a moral explanation for it, by highlighting the crimes and atrocities committed by the of the enemy. Professor Jo Fox discusses a number of atrocities utilised by propagandists, such as the invasion of Belgium in 1914, the execution of Edith Cavell and the sinking of the Lusitania. Using British Library collection items such as the Bryce Report, Professor Fox discusses the techniques used by propagandists, their validity as historical sources and their legacy in the inter-war years and beyond.

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