"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 isolationism 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 US to its rescue. With the help of talents as varied as those of matinee idol Leslie Howard, ...
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"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 isolationism 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 US 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 method--from 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 provoked 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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Add this copy of Selling War: the British Propaganda Campaign Against to cart. $9.01, fair condition, Sold by ZBK Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Woodland Park, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Oxford University Press.
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Fair. May contain writing notes highlighting bends or folds. Text is readable book is clean and pages and cover mostly intact. May show normal wear and tear. Item may be missing CD. May include library marks.
Add this copy of Selling War: the British Propaganda Campaign Against to cart. $19.95, good condition, Sold by Sessions Book Sales rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Birmingham, AL, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Oxford University Press.
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Good to Very Good. British Warmongering in WWII 276 pages. Illustrated. Bend on front cover. From the back cover: "Churchill boasted that he had 'dreamed of, aimed at, and worked for' American entry into World War II. In this able, well-written book...Cull tells the story of how British propaganda in the United States helped to accomplish that goal." Churchill had been instrumental during World War I in maneuvering the United States into that European war as well, according to the book the Lusitania, by Colin Simpson.
Add this copy of Selling War: the British Propaganda Campaign Against to cart. $24.00, good condition, Sold by Orrin Schwab - BOOKS rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Providence, UT, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Oxford University Press.
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Good+ in Very Good-dust jacket. 0195085663. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has some wear to the edges. Underlining to around 30 pages in ink.; 6.5 X 1 X 9.75 inches; 304 pages.
Add this copy of Selling War the British Propaganda Campaign Against to cart. $29.79, good condition, Sold by Rothwell & Dunworth Ltd rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dulverton, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1996 by Oxford University Press, 1995. 9780195111507.
Add this copy of Selling War: the British Propaganda Campaign Against to cart. $36.13, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Oxford University Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Book contains pen markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 600grams, ISBN: 9780195111507.
Add this copy of Selling War: the British Propaganda Campaign Against to cart. $45.00, very good condition, Sold by Voyageur Book Shop rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milwaukee, WI, UNITED STATES, published 1995 by Oxford University Press.
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