The echo of war : Home Front propaganda and the wartime BBC, 1939-45
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The echo of war : Home Front propaganda and the wartime BBC, 1939-45
Manchester University Press, 1996
- : hbk
- : pbk
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  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-286) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: hbk ISBN 9780719046087
Description
This text investigates the central role played by the BBC in sustaining civilian morale in Britain during World War II. Using BBC archives and contemporary public opinion research, it contrasts government-directed propaganda with the BBC's own atttempts to boost morale, demonstrating radio's essential function in that process. The book questions traditional assumptions about the wartime BBC's independence and impartiality. It also investigates how radio portrayed Britain's wartime enemies and allies. It describes how the BBC's War Reporting Unit brought listeners close to the front line for the first time. Finally, the book considers how, through its contribution to the "reconstruction" debate, the BBC consolidated not only a lasting image of the "People's War", but also a compelling vision of the "People's Peace".
Table of Contents
- "The best possible challenge..."
- the "Bore War"
- the Kitchen Front
- at home on the front line
- enemies and friends
- war reports
- "What are we fighting for?"
- conclusion.
- Volume
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: pbk ISBN 9780719046094
Table of Contents
- "The best possible challenge..."
- the "Bore War"
- the Kitchen Front
- at home on the front line
- enemies and friends
- war reports
- "What are we fighting for?"
- conclusion.
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