Propaganda: The Art of Persuasion World War II

by Anthony Rhodes

This book presents, for the first time, a visual compendium of all forms of propaganda used by the Allied and Axis powers in World War II and in the period that led to its outbreak. Here are the posters of Shahn, Hohlwein, and Fougasse; the cartoons of Fitzpatrick, Low, Seppla, and Kukriniksi; stills from the films of John Huston, Noel Coward, and Leni Riefenstahl; photos of Tokyo Rose and Fritz Kuhn; comic books, magazine covers, paintings, leaflets, newspapers, postcards, sheet music; all the artifacts of the art of persuasion, more than 500 photographs, over 270 in full color, culled from government archives and private collections in the United States and abroad.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Art, World War II, War

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

About the author

*There is more than one author named Anthony Rhodes; the information herein refers to Anthony Richard Ewart Rhodes whose works of fiction and nonfiction include 'Sword of Bone' (1942), 'The Uniform' (1949), 'A Sabine Journey' (1952), 'A Ball in Venice' (1953), 'A Journey to Budapest" (1956), 'The Poet as Superman' (1960), 'The Prophet's Carpet' (1961), 'The Dalamatian Coast (1954), 'Louis Renault' (1969), 'Art Treasures of Eastern Europe ' (1972), and a trilogy about the Vatican which consists of 'The Vatican in the Age of Dictators 1922-1945' (1973), 'The Vatican in the Age of Liberal Democracies, 1870-1922,' (1983), and 'The Vatican in the Age of the Cold War' (1992).

Rhodes was educated at Rugby School, the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, and Trinity College, University of Cambridge. He served as a captain in the Royal Engineers during World War II (and recounts some of his experiences leading up to the evacuation of the B.E.F. at Dunkirk in 1940 in his memoir titled "Sword of Bone'). Post-war, he studied at University of Geneva and taught at Eton.

His astute, unbiased research using a multitude of primary sources, many in the official archives of Britain, Germany, and Italy, resulted in his being one of the most widely respected journalists to disprove the allegations that Pope Pius XII could have done more to protect European Jews from persecution by the Nazis.

In recognition of his achievements in journalism, fiction, nonfiction, and his contribution to the history of the Vatican, Rhodes was invested a Knight Commander of the Order of Saint Gregory the Great by Pope Paul VI in 1976 and some years later he converted to Catholicism.

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic collection of propaganda posters accompanied with detailed descriptions of their context .. Great collectors item

[Scott · Rating 5 out of 5]

perfect intersection of deft design, luscious printing, and exhaustive research. feels comprehensive.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great representation of the different types of propaganda used by all belligerents in WW II, including print, radio and movies. Well designed and written. What's interesting to me is how you can see how these methods and even messages are still being used today.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well researched. Lots of detail about all the posters and the inside-thoughts of the time. I like the list of movies in the back appendix

[Matteo · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is a thorough research, very well illustrated, and an enormous yet entertaining work.

[Praneesh K · Rating 4 out of 5]

Propaganda that looks like propaganda is third rate propaganda.