Propaganda and Public Relations in Military Recruitment by Br... - 9780367641016

Taylor & Francis

Propaganda and Public Relations in Military RecruitmentPromoting Military Service in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries\nAuthor(s): Brendan Maartens, Thomas Bivins\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367641016, 978-0367641016\nSynopsis\nThis book represents the first international investigation of military recruitment advertising, public relations and propaganda. Comprised of eleven case studies that explore mobilisation work in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe, it covers more than a hundred years of recent history, with chapters on the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, and the present day. \n\nThe book explores such promotion in countries both large and small, and in times of both war and peace, with readers gaining an insight into the different strategies and tactics used to motivate men, women and occasionally even children to serve and fight in many parts of the world. Readers will also lear.