A guide to war publications of the first and second world war
Subtitle: from training guides to propaganda posters
By: Arthur Ward
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Barnsley
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9781783831548
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918; Propaganda; World War, 1939-1945; War posters; History; Första världskriget 1914-1918; Andra världskriget 1939-1945; Affischer; Historia
Description: In WW2 information leaflets and posters proliferated. Soldiers were bombarded with Field Regulations, airmen with the latest updates about airborne early warning, bomb sights and radio navigation and sailors with material that helped them identify enemy aircraft and submarines and told them how to operate the new ship board weapons to destroy them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 200) and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Dedication Page; Tittle Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1:Influencing Attitudes; title: Propaganda and Official Policy; Chapter 2:The Home Front; Chapter 3: Entertainment; Chapter 4: Children; Chapter 5: Civilian Militias; title: Home Guard and Volkssturm; Chapter 6: Military Training Guides and Manuals and ARP Instructions; Chapter 7: Looking After Your Collectables; APPENDIX 1: Inside the Third Reich; APPENDIX 2: Auxiliary Units; APPENDIX 3: Penguin Specials; Bibliography; Index