Promoting the War Effort : Robert Horton and Federal Propaganda, 1938-1946 /

Though historians have largely overlooked Robert Horton, his public relations campaigns remain fixed in popular memory of the home front during World War II. Utilizing all media-including the nascent technology of television-to rally civilian support, Horton's work ranged from educational docum...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lee, Mordecai, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2012.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Horton, Robert > 1902-
Horton, Robert > (Robert Wyman), > 1902-1993.
United States. > Office for Emergency Management. > Division of Information
United States. > Office for Emergency Management. > Division of Information > Officials and employees > Biography.
Weltkrieg
Propaganda
Public relations and politics
Propaganda, American
Politics and war
Politics and government.
Employees
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
Politique et guerre > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Relations publiques et politique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Propagande americaine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > États-Unis.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Propagande.
Politics and war > United States > History > 20th century.
Public relations and politics > United States > History > 20th century.
Propaganda, American > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > United States.
World War, 1939-1945 > Propaganda.
USA.
United States
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1933-1945.
United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Though historians have largely overlooked Robert Horton, his public relations campaigns remain fixed in popular memory of the home front during World War II. Utilizing all media-including the nascent technology of television-to rally civilian support, Horton's work ranged from educational documentary shorts like Pots to Planes, which depicted the transformation of aluminum household items into aircraft, to posters employing scare tactics, such as a German soldier with large eyes staring forward with the tagline "He's Watching You." Iconic and calculated, Horton's campaigns raise important ques.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9780807145302

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