Germany, Propaganda and Total War, 1914-1918 (Rutgers Depth of Field)

Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in the First World War, declaring that Germany had failed to recognize propaganda as a weapon of the first order. This despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort. David Welch has written the first book to fully examine German society -- politics, propaganda, public opinion, and total war -- in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from posters, newspapers, journals, film, parliamentary debates, police and military reports, and private papers, Welch argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people. 001......Page 1 002......Page 2 003......Page 3 004......Page 4 005......Page 5 006......Page 6 007......Page 7 008......Page 8 009......Page 9 010......Page 10 011......Page 11 012......Page 12 013......Page 13 014......Page 14 015......Page 15 016......Page 16 017......Page 17 018......Page 18 019......Page 19 020......Page 20 021......Page 21 022......Page 22 023......Page 23 024......Page 24 025......Page 25 026......Page 26 027......Page 27 028......Page 28 029......Page 29 030......Page 30 031......Page 31 032......Page 32 033......Page 33 034......Page 34 035......Page 35 036......Page 36 037......Page 37 038......Page 38 039......Page 39 040......Page 40 041......Page 41 042......Page 42 043......Page 43 044......Page 44 045......Page 45 046......Page 46 047......Page 47 048......Page 48 049......Page 49 050......Page 50 051......Page 51 052......Page 52 053......Page 53 054......Page 54 055......Page 55 056......Page 56 057......Page 57 058......Page 58 059......Page 59 060......Page 60 061......Page 61 062......Page 62 063......Page 63 064......Page 64 065......Page 65 066......Page 66 067......Page 67 068......Page 68 069......Page 69 070......Page 70 071......Page 71 072......Page 72 073......Page 73 074......Page 74 075......Page 75 076......Page 76 077......Page 77 078......Page 78 079......Page 79 080......Page 80 081......Page 81 082......Page 82 083......Page 83 084......Page 84 085......Page 85 086......Page 86 087......Page 87 088......Page 88 089......Page 89 090......Page 90 091......Page 91 092......Page 92 093......Page 93 094......Page 94 095......Page 95 096......Page 96 097......Page 97 098......Page 98 099......Page 99 100......Page 100 101......Page 101 102......Page 102 103......Page 103 104......Page 104 105......Page 105 106......Page 106 107......Page 107 108......Page 108 109......Page 109 110......Page 110 111......Page 111 112......Page 112 113......Page 113 114......Page 114 115......Page 115 116......Page 116 117......Page 117 118......Page 118 119......Page 119 120......Page 120 121......Page 121 122......Page 122 123......Page 123 124......Page 124 125......Page 125 126......Page 126 127......Page 127 128......Page 128 129......Page 129 130......Page 130 131......Page 131 132......Page 132 133......Page 133 134......Page 134 135......Page 135 136......Page 136 137......Page 137 138......Page 138 139......Page 139 140......Page 140 141......Page 141 142......Page 142 143......Page 143 144......Page 144 145......Page 145 146......Page 146 147......Page 147 148......Page 148 149......Page 149 150......Page 150 151......Page 151 152......Page 152 153......Page 153 154......Page 154 155......Page 155 156......Page 156 157......Page 157 158......Page 158 159......Page 159 160......Page 160 161......Page 161 162......Page 162 163......Page 163 164......Page 164 165......Page 165 166......Page 166 167......Page 167 168......Page 168 169......Page 169 170......Page 170 171......Page 171 172......Page 172 173......Page 173 174......Page 174 175......Page 175 176......Page 176 177......Page 177 178......Page 178 179......Page 179 180......Page 180 181......Page 181 182......Page 182 183......Page 183 184......Page 184 185......Page 185 Adolf Hitler, writing in Mein Kampf, was scathing in his condemnation of German propaganda in the First World War, declaring that Germany had failed to recognize propaganda as a weapon of the first order. This, despite the fact that propaganda had been regarded, arguably for the first time, as an intrinsic part of the war effort.David Welch has written the first book to fully examine German society-politics, propaganda, public opinion, and total war-in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources-from posters, newspapers, journals, film, parliamentary debates, police and military reports, and private papers- Welch argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda that to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people.

"This is the most important book about German information policy, including censorship, 1914-18, ever written. David Welch has written a brilliant book about the uses of propaganda by Germany in World War I to instruct, uplift and control domestic opinion in time of total war." - David Culbert, Professor of History, Louisiana State University.

"... throws fresh light not only on the propaganda history of the Great War but also on why the German people were able and willing to sustain their support for their government's war effort. David Welch has made yet another significant contribution to the history of the twentieth century- the people's century, the century of total war and of the communications revolution." - Philip M. Taylor, Director, Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds.

"David Welch has written the first book to fully examine German society - politics, propaganda, public opinion, and total war - in the Great War. Drawing on a wide range of sources - from posters, newspapers, journals, film, parliamentary debates, police and military reports, and private papers - Welch argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda, and to acknowledge the importance of public opinion in forging an effective link between leadership and the people."--BOOK JACKET. Drawing on a wide range of sources, the book argues that the moral collapse of Germany was due less to the failure to disseminate propaganda than to the inability of the military authorities and the Kaiser to reinforce this propaganda.