Information Front

The Canadian Army and News Management During the Second World War

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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In wartime, it is not only success on the battlefield that determines victory. Winning hearts and minds is a vital part of military strategy and relies in large part on the effective management of how and what information is reported from the front.This illuminating study explores how the Canadian military developed and relied on public relations units to manage news during the Second World War. The soldiers assigned to these units, mainly former journalists, were responsible for censoring information, supervising and assisting war correspondents, coordinating policy with the Allies, and ensuring the steady flow of news to Canada.Using public relations case studies from Dieppe, the Sicilian campaign, and Normandy that reveal clashes among individual commanders and politicians, the press, the military, the government, and the Canadian public, The Information Front offers a balanced and intelligent discussion of how the military used censorship and propaganda to rally support for the war effort.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2011-07-01
Mått152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt420 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Canadian Military History
Antal sidor272
FörlagUniversity of British Columbia Press
ISBN9780774819008

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IntroductionPart 1: Canadian Army Public Relations and War News in the Second World War1 The Beginnings: The Growth of Canadian Army PR and Policy, September 1939 to June 19432 Learning through Trial and Error: Sicily and Italy, July 1943 to June 19443 The Publicity Machine: The Northwest Europe Campaign and Beyond, June 1944 to May 1945Part 2: Case Studies4 "Sugaring the Pill": Selling Dieppe to Canadians5 Public Relations Triumph, Press Relations Debacle: The Invasion of Sicily6 Murder, Massacre, and Friendly Fire: Three Normandy Case StudiesConclusionAppendicesNotesBibliographyIndex

A well-researched and well-thought out study of how the Army's public relations apparatus functioned during the greatest war in Canadian history … Balzer's is a most interesting book, a fine academic study that deserves a wide readership. - J.L. Granatstein (Canadian Military Journal, vol. 12, no. 2, Spring 2012) A thorough, balanced, and thoughtful examination of how the Canadian Army used censorship and propaganda to rally Canadians behind World War II. - Jim DeBrosse, Ohio University (Journalism History, 37:2 (Summer 2011))