In every era, in every government, propaganda has taken on an
important role. It may come in the form of broadcasts on television or
radio, as posters or images, or even as academic teachings or
religious doctrines.
During wartime, propaganda is vital. The value of labor and hard work
becomes increasingly essential to the wartime effort, yet the average
worker becomes increasingly dissatisfied with conditions. Propaganda
becomes necessary to sustain morale in spite of the collapsing effect
brought on by war.
Because of this increase in the importance of propaganda, the
persuasive power reaches its quantitative and qualitative peak during
war. The peacetime propaganda is intensely enlarged to a wartime
scale, and implemented in a much wider range of settings.
This section of our web site explores wartime propaganda, by detailed examination of
its possibilities, ideas, and consequences.
If you’re as fond of World War II poster art, as I am, we now have an
opportunity for you to acquire top quality art reproductions from that
historic era. In association with the Internets leading poster and
print firms, you can now build your collection of ready for framing
propaganda art. Every purchase from the SHOF stores helps to defray operating cost.
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