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Author:

Campion, Garry, 1963-

Title:

The good fight : Battle of Britain propaganda and the few / Garry Campion.

Publisher:

Palgrave Macmillan,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xvii, 358 p., [23] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
Propaganda, British--History--20th century.
Propaganda, Anti-German--Great Britain--History--20th century.
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-335) and index.

Contents:

A tangle of vapour trails -- Squadrons up -- Arise to conquer -- Winged words -- Mastery of the Air -- Finest hour -- Men like these -- The sky's the limit -- Combat report -- The R.A.F. in action -- To so few.

Summary:

The Battle of Britain lasted for sixteen weeks during later 1940, yet this struggle for air supremacy was vital in thwarting Hitler's invasion threat. The Good Fight discusses wartime propaganda where "The Few," the RAF's fighter and bomber pilots, captivated the world through their combat prowess and valour. Projected through press, film, radio broadcasts and publications, this book assesses the constituencies, organisations, censorship and approaches deployed in exploiting this fortuitous opportunity, and the impact upon British morale. Charting its roots in the run up to war, it discusses the evolving propaganda coverage throughout the war years, and the post-war historiography.

ISBN:

9781403989987 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1403989982 (hbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)223107589

LCCN:

2008016431

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)