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Propaganda: Truth and Lies in Times of Conflict
Companion volume to Cartoons of World War II , this is a full-colour collection of the greatest propaganda images ever. From Napoleonic war paintings via anti-Hitler posters to brutal cutting-edge material of today, this book shows you how images are used to persuade and influence.
190 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 2013
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Tony Husband
83 books4 followersTony Husband was a British cartoonist known for his black humour. He was mainly known for his work in Private Eye magazine, and his work has appeared in The Times, the Daily Mailand the Sunday Express as well as magazines including Playboy and The Spectator.
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April 25, 2023
“Make the lie big, make it simple, keep saying it, and eventually they will believe it.”
Joseph Goebbels
“Think of the press as a great keyboard
on which the government can play.”
― Joseph Goebbels
“You can’t change the masses. They will always be the same: dumb, gluttonous and forgetful.”
― Joseph Goebbels
This book is mostly images. It covers propaganda material mostly from the WW1 and WW2 but does give a brief history of the origins from the Catholic church down through the Protestant reformation. The end picks up a bit through the Korean War. It's hard to rate this as I'm sure it's not supposed to be something that someone sees as their "favorite" book. But it does give you something to think about. It makes me wonder if a book exists that covers propagandic material from the digital age. What would be todays "Rosie the Riveter" or "Kultur Terror" enhanced by social media? (Light bulb moment) Something like the National Anthem being played before sporting events and should someone happen to not want to participate.... I wonder what would happen... (sarcasm)
Joseph Goebbels
“Think of the press as a great keyboard
on which the government can play.”
― Joseph Goebbels
“You can’t change the masses. They will always be the same: dumb, gluttonous and forgetful.”
― Joseph Goebbels
This book is mostly images. It covers propaganda material mostly from the WW1 and WW2 but does give a brief history of the origins from the Catholic church down through the Protestant reformation. The end picks up a bit through the Korean War. It's hard to rate this as I'm sure it's not supposed to be something that someone sees as their "favorite" book. But it does give you something to think about. It makes me wonder if a book exists that covers propagandic material from the digital age. What would be todays "Rosie the Riveter" or "Kultur Terror" enhanced by social media? (Light bulb moment) Something like the National Anthem being played before sporting events and should someone happen to not want to participate.... I wonder what would happen... (sarcasm)
August 4, 2025
Propaganda is a very important topic. It has been used to influence people probably as long as human civilization has existed. You make your enemy look horrible and your own people virtuous, intelligence, diligent, etc. This book covers the concept of just what propaganda is.
The author says it's an effective, cheap means government uses to get people to do what the government wants them to do. He notes it can be involved with using long-standing prejudices against someone.
He notes where the word itself comes from, covers the use of propaganda posters, propaganda between words and other topics.
The only problem lies in the Kindle version and that refers to the illustrations which are really good and fascinating. If there's two posters on the same book page then one will display normally but the other will be cut off if you are using the kindle like you would a regular book. You will need to turn the Kindle sidewaus to see the rest of the second image.
The author says it's an effective, cheap means government uses to get people to do what the government wants them to do. He notes it can be involved with using long-standing prejudices against someone.
He notes where the word itself comes from, covers the use of propaganda posters, propaganda between words and other topics.
The only problem lies in the Kindle version and that refers to the illustrations which are really good and fascinating. If there's two posters on the same book page then one will display normally but the other will be cut off if you are using the kindle like you would a regular book. You will need to turn the Kindle sidewaus to see the rest of the second image.
May 3, 2015
A great collection of wartime propaganda posters, explained for the not-so-specialized public. All posters are of great quality, however it isn't an exhaustive collection, additional entries would have been welcome.
January 23, 2016
good selection of posters with commentary on the imagery used.
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