Cold War: A Challenge of Ideas & Psychological Warfare

Synopsis: Two pro-American, anti-Communist films produced by branches of the US army during the Cold War.
Language: English
Country: United States
Year of release: 2003
Year of production: 1961 1968
Subjects: History; Politics & government
Keywords: Cold War; military training; propaganda; United States of America

Title: Cold war: a challenge of ideas
Synopsis: A film produced by tHE US Army Pictorial Center in 1961, in which John Wayne, Edward R. Murrow, Lowell Thomas, Frank McGee, Helen Hayes and others discuss the ideological battle between U.S. and Soviet Union. The film ANALYZES BASIC IDEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE U.S. & THE COMMUNIST STATE. DESCRIBES OBJECTIVES AND TECHNIQUES USED BY THE USSR TO INFLUENCE PEOPLES OF THE WORLD AND EMPHASIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF KEEPING THE U.S. STRONG SPIRITUALLY & MORALLY.
Duration: 30 mins
Title: Psychological Warfare
Synopsis: A military training film, produced by the US Army Material Command, showing psychological operations in "Hostland," a mythical (probably Latin American) country, designed to aid the host government in gaining the support of the population.
Duration: 25 mins

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