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A bit of a slog to work though that was slightly let down by the structure of the book where the chronology and differentiation between chapters was a little haphazard, I kept thinking that I read much the same point before

However a fascinating insight into how we dealt with morale and propaganda during the war and how the ruling classes views and prejudices shaped both what was being discussed and how. There was also a somewhat quaint belief in what might be described as "men of character and influence" in local areas, such as the doctor, that might be read now as the "community leaders" we hear about any time there's an incident.

The book was written in 1979 and of itself is a product of its time - I read it almost a long after publication as the period between the events its describing and it being written. It does make we wonder what a modern propagandist or marketer might think if reviewing the Departments work nowadays.
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expatscot | Dec 10, 2017 |

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