America’s First Propaganda Ministry: The Committee on Public Information During the Great War

Propaganda ◽  
1995 ◽  
pp. 137-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Jackall ◽  
Janice M. Hirota
Keyword(s):  
Public Information ◽  
Great War ◽  
The Great War

American Publicity in Italy

1919 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 541-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles E. Merriam
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Public Information ◽  
The United States ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Great War ◽  
German Press ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
War Aims ◽  
The Great War

The great war developed many new weapons—the submarine, the aeroplane, the long range gun, the tank, the deadly gas; but one of the most novel and deadly was the propaganda—the psychological working on the war will of the enemy. It was developed first and effectually used by the Central Powers against France, England, the United States, and with terrible results in Russia and Italy. But the Allies were not far behind, and by the close of the war had caught up with their foes and probably surpassed them. In the summer of 1918, the German press complained of the relative weakness of their propaganda, and declared the enemy's pen and propaganda were worse than his sword.After the work of the Committee on Public Information, under Mr. George Creel, had been under way for a number of months in the United States, it was deemed advisable to establish branch offices of the committee in many European countries for the purpose of explaining the war aims and preparations of our country. Such offices were established in England, France, Italy, and eventually in some thirty-two foreign countries, in charge of Mr. Will Irwin and later of Mr. Edward Lisson. For the purpose of organizing the work in Italy, the writer was sent over by the committee, arriving in Rome about March, 1918, and returning in October.

The Great War in History

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay Winter ◽  
Antoine Prost
Keyword(s):  
Great War ◽  
The Great War

Catholicism and the Great War

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick J. Houlihan
Keyword(s):  
Great War ◽  
The Great War

The Psychology of the Great War.

1917 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 397-397
Author(s):  
Charles A. Ellwood
Keyword(s):  
Great War ◽  
The Great War

Review of A school history of the Great War.

1919 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-176
Author(s):  
No authorship indicated
Keyword(s):  
Great War ◽  
School History ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Great War

Women and the Great War

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison Scardino Belzer
Keyword(s):  
Great War ◽  
The Great War

A New History for a New Channel: The Great War and the Launch of BBC2

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taylor Downing
Keyword(s):  
First World War ◽  
Great War ◽  
World War ◽  
Front Line ◽  
Television History ◽  
The First World War ◽  
The Great War ◽  
First World ◽  
Intense Debate ◽  
Do So

This article considers the making of the BBC2 series, The Great War, and examines issues around the treatment and presentation of the First World War on television, the reception of the series in 1964 and its impact on the making of television history over the last fifty years. The Great War combined archive film with interviews from front-line soldiers, nurses and war workers, giving a totally new feel to the depiction of history on television. Many aspects of The Great War were controversial and raised intense debate at the time and have continued to do so ever since.

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