The great war of words
British, American and Canadian propaganda and fiction, 1914-1933
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Publication
1987 - University of British Columbia Press, Vancouver, British Columbia
Language
English
Word Count
49,750 words, Guess
Page Count
199 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL16572200M
- ISBN-100774802707
- OCLC Control Number18987537
- OCLC Control Numberthegreatwarofwords0000unse_l8r3
- Library of Congress Control Number87091088
and 2 more
- Goodreads6407981
- LibraryThing4346124
Classifications
- LCCD639.P6B84 1987
Description
In September 1914, twenty-five of Britain's most distinguished authors met with the war propaganda bureau to discuss how they could defend civilization against the savagery of the invading "Huns". In The Great War of Words Peter Buitenhuis tells the hitherto unknown story of the secret collaboration between the government and leading writers of the time, including H.G. Wells, John Buchan and John Galsworthy. The book also chronicles their disillusionment with the Allied propaganda machine after the war - and how this changed the course of literary history in the 20th century.
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- The great war of words: British, American and Canadian propaganda and fiction, 1914-1933
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