The Great Propaganda War
World War I was the first conflict to harness the power of propaganda, and the British proved adept from the outset, playing particular emphasis on atrocity propaganda that portrayed the enemy as brutes as a way of mobilising public opinion. The Americans took note, and the imagery was notched up still further on the United States’ joining the war in 1917.
Josef Goebbels took further note when he became Nazi Germany’s Head of Propaganda from 1933. The Big Lie was his speciality.
The Great Propaganda War
World War I was the first conflict to harness the power of propaganda, and the British proved adept from the outset, playing particular emphasis on atrocity propaganda that portrayed the enemy as brutes as a way of mobilising public opinion. The Americans took note, and the imagery was notched up still further on the United States’ joining the war in 1917.
Josef Goebbels took further note when he became Nazi Germany’s Head of Propaganda from 1933. The Big Lie was his speciality.