Whispers of War: Underground Propaganda Rumour-Mongering in the Second World War
Lee RichardsJan 2010
www.psywar.orgA history of the use of rumours in the Second World War by the Brtish Government's Underground Propaganda Committee. Its job was to undermine the morale of German troops and civilians and to bolster the morale of the oppressed peoples of Occupied Europe. The book contains a collection of over 1,500 of the most noteworthy, provocative and amusing subversive rumours concocted.
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About the author
Lee Richards has been researching and writing about the history of propaganda and psychological warfare for over 25 years. He was a long term member of the PsyWar Society and for a number of years edited its quarterly journal The Falling Leaf. In 1997 he launched the well-respected website www.psywar.org to further research into this field.
Richards has supplied research to and been interviewed by the international media including BBC television in the UK, PBS in America, and newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, America in WWII, WWII magazine and others. Items from his expansive collection of propaganda literature have appeared on BBC’s “QI” and “The One Show” and PBS’ “History Detectives”.
Richards has supplied research to and been interviewed by the international media including BBC television in the UK, PBS in America, and newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, America in WWII, WWII magazine and others. Items from his expansive collection of propaganda literature have appeared on BBC’s “QI” and “The One Show” and PBS’ “History Detectives”.
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Publisher
www.psywar.org
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Seller
Google Commerce Ltd
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Published on
2010
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Pages
236
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ISBN
9780954293642
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Language
English
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Genres
History / Military / General
History / Military / World War II
Political Science / Propaganda
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