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Record Nr.

UNINA9910511670103321

Autore

Welch David <1950->

Titolo

Germany and propaganda in World War I : pacifism, mobilization and total war / / David Welch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : I.B. Tauris, , 2014

ISBN

0-7556-2412-2

0-85773-611-6

Edizione

[New paperback edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (638 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WelchDavid <1950->

Disciplina

940.4/88743

Soggetti

Propaganda, German - Germany - History - 20th century

Public opinion - Germany - History - 20th century

Total war

World War, 1914-1918 - Propaganda

World War, 1914-1918 - Germany - Propaganda

World War, 1914-1918 - Germany

European history

Germany Politics and government 1888-1918

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: Germany, propaganda and total war, 1914-1918 : the sins of omission. London : Athlone Press, 2000.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-361) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Days of decision : Germany on the eve of war -- The mobilization of the masses -- War aims -- The crucible of war -- Dissenting voices : pacifism, feminist ferment and the women's movement -- War aims again -- Civilians "fall-in" -- Defeat and revolution -- Conclusion : "The sins of omission".

Sommario/riassunto

"Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in World War I, declaring that Germany failed to recognise that the mobilization of public opinion was a weapon of the first order. This, despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded by the German leadership, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. In this book, David Welch fully examines German society - politics, propaganda, public opinion and total war - in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources - posters, newspapers, journals, film, Parliamentary debates, police and military reports and



private papers - he argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people."-- Publisher's description.