"Paper War"

[Mark Wright AIA]

Some of you will find this of interest:

Paper War by Randall L. Bytwerk   ISBN: 0-9762245-0-X

PROPAGANDA IS A WEAPON. Paper War offers a rare opportunity to
understand the dynamics of propaganda in the timeless tale of the
flexible and immediate use of information in one battle, on a single
day - Cassino, Italy, May 11, 1944 a total of 14 different leaflets in
English, Polish, Urdu and Hindi.

Through the leaflets he collected that day, a British soldier who
served as a liaison officer in the Indian army recounts the Nazi's
skillful but ultimately unsuccessful campaign to win the battle by
barraging the enemy with paper, as well as bullets and bombs.

The images in the propaganda pieces from Cassino are varied, vivid and
arresting, particularly when considering the logistics of design,
production and delivery in the heat of battle. The soldier tells the
compelling story of how the Nazis misidentified the Allied troops,
firing a total of 14 different leaflets in a succession of four
languages: English, Polish, Urdu and Hindi. Very different messages
accompanied by very different graphics were used to appeal to – and
terrify – each intended audience, and they are all reproduced here at
full size with complete translations. Paper War will appeal to anyone
interested in military history, propoganda and communication arts and
design.

The book contains an introduction by Randall Bytwerk, an acknowledged
expert and author on the propaganda of Nazi Germany.

Illustrated in color throughout


		
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