Call to Arms, A: Propaganda and Rearmament in the 1930s

Synopsis: Examines the selling of rearmament in Britain prior to the advent of World War 2. Traces the story of British rearmament and sheds new light on the methods by which the Government used the newsreels to promote popular support for this policy and examines the role which the newsreels played in psychological rearmament.
Series: British Universities Historical Studies in Film, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of production: 1985
Documentation: Reference: ‘The Political Re-Education of Germany and Her Allies After World War 2’ edited by Nicholas Pronay and Keith Wilson (Croom Helm, 1985).
Uses: Undergraduate courses on history, media studies, politics.*
Subjects: History
Keywords: arms trade; propaganda; World War II

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