During World War II, Churchill engaged in propaganda in the United States to persuade the American public and President Roosevelt that India should not be granted self-government at that time. Weigold unravels the reasons why this propaganda campaign was deemed necessary by Churchill, revealing the campaign’s outcomes for nationalist Indians.
During World War II, Churchill engaged in propaganda in the United States to persuade the American public and President Roosevelt that India should...
As the United States was drawn into the Second World War, pressure grew from a number of nations for India’s independence. Prime Minister Churchill, in Britain's name, engaged deliberately in propaganda in the United States to persuade the American public and, through it, President Roosevelt that India should not be granted self-government at that time. Weigold adroitly unravels the reasons why this propaganda campaign was deemed necessary by Churchill, in the process, revealing the campaign’s outcomes for nationalist Indians.
In 1942 Sir Stafford Cripps went to India...
As the United States was drawn into the Second World War, pressure grew from a number of nations for India’s independence. Prime Minister Churchi...