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This book offers the first in-depth intellectual and cultural
history of British subversive propaganda during the Second World
War. Focussing on the Political Warfare Executive (PWE), it tells
the story of British efforts to undermine German morale and promote
resistance against Nazi hegemony. Staffed by civil servants,
journalists, academics and anti-fascist European exiles, PWE
oversaw the BBC European Service alongside more than forty unique
clandestine radio stations; they maintained a prolific outpouring
of subversive leaflets and other printed propaganda; and they
trained secret agents in psychological warfare. British policy
during the occupation of Germany stemmed in part from the wartime
insights and experiences of these propagandists. Rather than
analyse military strategy or tactics, British Subversive Propaganda
during the Second World War draws on a wealth of archival material
from collections in Germany and Britain to develop a critical
genealogy of British ideas about Germany and National Socialism.
British propagandists invoked discourses around history, morality,
psychology, sexuality and religion in order to conceive of an
audience susceptible to morale subversion. Revealing much about the
contours of mid-century European thought and the origins of our own
heavily propagandised world, this book provides unique insights for
anyone researching British history, the Second World War, or the
fight against fascism.
This book offers the first in-depth intellectual and cultural
history of British subversive propaganda during the Second World
War. Focussing on the Political Warfare Executive (PWE), it tells
the story of British efforts to undermine German morale and promote
resistance against Nazi hegemony. Staffed by civil servants,
journalists, academics and anti-fascist European exiles, PWE
oversaw the BBC European Service alongside more than forty unique
clandestine radio stations; they maintained a prolific outpouring
of subversive leaflets and other printed propaganda; and they
trained secret agents in psychological warfare. British policy
during the occupation of Germany stemmed in part from the wartime
insights and experiences of these propagandists. Rather than
analyse military strategy or tactics, British Subversive Propaganda
during the Second World War draws on a wealth of archival material
from collections in Germany and Britain to develop a critical
genealogy of British ideas about Germany and National Socialism.
British propagandists invoked discourses around history, morality,
psychology, sexuality and religion in order to conceive of an
audience susceptible to morale subversion. Revealing much about the
contours of mid-century European thought and the origins of our own
heavily propagandised world, this book provides unique insights for
anyone researching British history, the Second World War, or the
fight against fascism.
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