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Selling war : the British propaganda campaign against American "neutrality" in World War II, Nicholas John Cull

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Summary
"British propaganda brought America to the brink of war, and left it to the Japanese and Hitler to finish the job." So concludes Nicholas Cull in this absorbing study of how the United States was transformed from isolation to belligerence in the years before the attack on Pearl Harbor. From the moment it realized that all was lost without American aid, the British Government employed a host of persuasive tactics to draw the U.S. to its rescue. With the help of talents as varied as those of matinee idol Leslie Howard, Oxford philosopher Isaiah Berlin and society photographer Cecil Beaton, no section of America remained untouched and no methodfrom Secret Service intrigue to the publication of horrifying pictures of Nazi atrocities - remained untried. The British sought and won the support of key journalists and broadcasters, including Edward R. Murrow, Dorothy Thompson, and Walter Winchell: Hollywood film makers also played a willing part. Cull details these and other propaganda activities, covering the entire range of the British effort. A fascinating story of how a foreign country promoted America's involvement in its greatest war, Selling War will appeal to all those interested in the modern cultural and political history of Britain and the United States
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
xv, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Contents
  • 1. The Gathering Storm: Britain's American Propaganda Policy, 1937 to 1939. Britain's Dilemma: Britain in American Opinion, 1919 to 1937. Foundations: British Propaganda in the United States, 1919 to 1937. The Awakening: British Planning, 1937 to 1938. Preparing for the Worst: Britain's American Propaganda Policy, September 1938 to September 1939
  • 2. To War with Words: British Propaganda in the United States during the Phoney War, September 1939 to May 1940. The United States and the Phoney War. Fighting the Phoney War in London: The MoI and the BBC. Fighting the Phoney War in the United States: The British Embassy and the British Library of Information. The Development of American Opinion and British Policy
  • 3. Their Finest Hour: Projecting the Battle of Britain, May to September 1940. American Opinion in the Summer of 1940. Lord Lothian's War: New Initiatives, May to August 1940. Duff Cooper's War: New Initiatives in London, May to August 1940. The Battle of Britain and the Destroyer Deal
  • 4. "London Can Take It": British Propaganda and the Blitz, September to December 1940. The Overture: Preparing for the Blitz. "This Is London": The Co-projection of the Blitz on Britain. The Impact of the Blitz: American Sympathy and Its Limits. Beyond the Blitz: Building New Propaganda Machinery in the United States
  • 5. "Give Us the Tools . . .": British Propaganda and American Aid, January to August 1941. New York: Winning the War from Rockefeller Center. London: British Broadcasting and Film, and the Greek Intervention. Washington: Friends, Enemies, and the Supply Crisis. London: The Battle of Bloomsbury
  • 6. War Comes To America: The Road to Pearl Harbor, August to December 1941. The Orchestra of Propaganda: Britain's Overt Campaign in the Autumn of 1941. British Covert Propaganda in the Autumn of 1941. Victory: The United States' Culture of Belligerence. The Reckoning: Pearl Harbor
  • Epilogue: British Propaganda in the United States after 1941
  • Conclusion: British Propaganda and the Making of American Foreign Policy, 1939 to 1941
Isbn
9780195085662
Instance
Label
Selling war : the British propaganda campaign against American "neutrality" in World War II
Title
Selling war
Title remainder
the British propaganda campaign against American "neutrality" in World War II
Statement of responsibility
Nicholas John Cull
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"British propaganda brought America to the brink of war, and left it to the Japanese and Hitler to finish the job." So concludes Nicholas Cull in this absorbing study of how the United States was transformed from isolation to belligerence in the years before the attack on Pearl Harbor. From the moment it realized that all was lost without American aid, the British Government employed a host of persuasive tactics to draw the U.S. to its rescue. With the help of talents as varied as those of matinee idol Leslie Howard, Oxford philosopher Isaiah Berlin and society photographer Cecil Beaton, no section of America remained untouched and no methodfrom Secret Service intrigue to the publication of horrifying pictures of Nazi atrocities - remained untried. The British sought and won the support of key journalists and broadcasters, including Edward R. Murrow, Dorothy Thompson, and Walter Winchell: Hollywood film makers also played a willing part. Cull details these and other propaganda activities, covering the entire range of the British effort. A fascinating story of how a foreign country promoted America's involvement in its greatest war, Selling War will appeal to all those interested in the modern cultural and political history of Britain and the United States
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Cull, Nicholas John
Dewey number
940.54/88
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • plates
Index
index present
LC call number
D810.P7
LC item number
G7248 1995
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Propaganda, British
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Neutrality
  • Propaganda británica
  • Neutralidad
  • Oorlogspropaganda
  • Tweede Wereldoorlog
  • Neutralité
  • Guerre mondiale (1939-1945)
  • Propagande britannique
  • Propaganda
  • Kriegseintritt
  • Weltkrieg <1939-1945>
  • Neutralität
  • USA
  • Großbritannien
Label
Selling war : the British propaganda campaign against American "neutrality" in World War II, Nicholas John Cull
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-261) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. The Gathering Storm: Britain's American Propaganda Policy, 1937 to 1939. Britain's Dilemma: Britain in American Opinion, 1919 to 1937. Foundations: British Propaganda in the United States, 1919 to 1937. The Awakening: British Planning, 1937 to 1938. Preparing for the Worst: Britain's American Propaganda Policy, September 1938 to September 1939 -- 2. To War with Words: British Propaganda in the United States during the Phoney War, September 1939 to May 1940. The United States and the Phoney War. Fighting the Phoney War in London: The MoI and the BBC. Fighting the Phoney War in the United States: The British Embassy and the British Library of Information. The Development of American Opinion and British Policy -- 3. Their Finest Hour: Projecting the Battle of Britain, May to September 1940. American Opinion in the Summer of 1940. Lord Lothian's War: New Initiatives, May to August 1940. Duff Cooper's War: New Initiatives in London, May to August 1940. The Battle of Britain and the Destroyer Deal -- 4. "London Can Take It": British Propaganda and the Blitz, September to December 1940. The Overture: Preparing for the Blitz. "This Is London": The Co-projection of the Blitz on Britain. The Impact of the Blitz: American Sympathy and Its Limits. Beyond the Blitz: Building New Propaganda Machinery in the United States -- 5. "Give Us the Tools . . .": British Propaganda and American Aid, January to August 1941. New York: Winning the War from Rockefeller Center. London: British Broadcasting and Film, and the Greek Intervention. Washington: Friends, Enemies, and the Supply Crisis. London: The Battle of Bloomsbury -- 6. War Comes To America: The Road to Pearl Harbor, August to December 1941. The Orchestra of Propaganda: Britain's Overt Campaign in the Autumn of 1941. British Covert Propaganda in the Autumn of 1941. Victory: The United States' Culture of Belligerence. The Reckoning: Pearl Harbor -- Epilogue: British Propaganda in the United States after 1941 -- Conclusion: British Propaganda and the Making of American Foreign Policy, 1939 to 1941
Control code
29877051
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xv, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195085662
Lccn
94005614
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(WaOLN)1644781
Label
Selling war : the British propaganda campaign against American "neutrality" in World War II, Nicholas John Cull
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-261) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. The Gathering Storm: Britain's American Propaganda Policy, 1937 to 1939. Britain's Dilemma: Britain in American Opinion, 1919 to 1937. Foundations: British Propaganda in the United States, 1919 to 1937. The Awakening: British Planning, 1937 to 1938. Preparing for the Worst: Britain's American Propaganda Policy, September 1938 to September 1939 -- 2. To War with Words: British Propaganda in the United States during the Phoney War, September 1939 to May 1940. The United States and the Phoney War. Fighting the Phoney War in London: The MoI and the BBC. Fighting the Phoney War in the United States: The British Embassy and the British Library of Information. The Development of American Opinion and British Policy -- 3. Their Finest Hour: Projecting the Battle of Britain, May to September 1940. American Opinion in the Summer of 1940. Lord Lothian's War: New Initiatives, May to August 1940. Duff Cooper's War: New Initiatives in London, May to August 1940. The Battle of Britain and the Destroyer Deal -- 4. "London Can Take It": British Propaganda and the Blitz, September to December 1940. The Overture: Preparing for the Blitz. "This Is London": The Co-projection of the Blitz on Britain. The Impact of the Blitz: American Sympathy and Its Limits. Beyond the Blitz: Building New Propaganda Machinery in the United States -- 5. "Give Us the Tools . . .": British Propaganda and American Aid, January to August 1941. New York: Winning the War from Rockefeller Center. London: British Broadcasting and Film, and the Greek Intervention. Washington: Friends, Enemies, and the Supply Crisis. London: The Battle of Bloomsbury -- 6. War Comes To America: The Road to Pearl Harbor, August to December 1941. The Orchestra of Propaganda: Britain's Overt Campaign in the Autumn of 1941. British Covert Propaganda in the Autumn of 1941. Victory: The United States' Culture of Belligerence. The Reckoning: Pearl Harbor -- Epilogue: British Propaganda in the United States after 1941 -- Conclusion: British Propaganda and the Making of American Foreign Policy, 1939 to 1941
Control code
29877051
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
xv, 276 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Isbn
9780195085662
Lccn
94005614
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(WaOLN)1644781

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