Children, War and Propaganda

ISBN-13: 9781433103827 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 396 str.

Opis

As World Wars I and II consumed the attention of the United States, the nation s leaders consciously fashioned a presentation of the war for America s children. Duties of the young troops, cast as small soldiers on the home front, ranged from collecting scrap metal to preparing for future service overseas. A barrage of words and images, in print and broadcast, in classes, in posters, in plays and in prayer, infused the child s world with the values of war. Through historical research, this book examines how the group of children acculturated to war during World War I became the generation of leaders during World War II, and discusses the enormous shift that occurred in American society during the twentieth century, from a strong belief in the power of pacifism to pride in becoming the world s most powerful military force."

O autorze

Ross F. Collins is Professor of Communication at North Dakota State University, Fargo. He holds a PhD in history from the University of Cambridge, Britain. He has published three books and many articles on aspects of World War I history, French history, and United States frontier history. Collins also serves on the board of directors for the American Journalism Historians Association.