Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #290852 in Books
• Published on: 2000-01-27
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Synopsis
An analysis of the Nazis' radio effort against the United Kingdom during World War II. Propaganda is presented in context: the purposes behind it, the changing patterns, themes, styles and techniques employed, and the impact upon the target audience and its morale. A study of the Nazi wireless broadcasts to Britain for the whole of World War II reveals a sophisticated and intelligent propaganda assault on the social and economic fabric of British society. In the end the British failed to succumb to the stupefying effects of Nazi propaganda and they traditionally congratulate themselves upon the national unity which immunized them against it. The author argues that this traditional view disguises a more complex, less appealing reality. The book includes a free compact disc of 24 German wartime broadcasts to Britain.

Customer Reviews

Avoids the verbosity of academia
An astounding survey of the Nazi era and its propaganda machine. Easily accessible fillng an important gap in the field. Dr Doherty provides an unforgettable insight into a complex era. Bravo!

For anyone interested in the history of World War Two.
For anyone interested in the history of World War Two and some who, like me, listened to Lord Haw Haw, this is a very worthwhile book. It is written in an easy-to-read style and is full of factual information rather than opinion. For those who lived through those times it stirs memories and throws light on events about which we were not fully informed at the time.

Covers History, Psychology, Sociology and Media
This book fills an important gap in the field. Useful to Historians, Psychologists, Sociologists and Media Scholars. A must for all academic libraries.