A Guide to War Publications of the First & Second World War

A Guide to War Publications of the First & Second World War

by Arthur Ward
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 20/02/2019

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A "fascinating" guide to war propaganda of WWI and WWII, from "Loose Lips Sink Ships" to "Keep Calm and Carry On"—includes vintage images ( Firetrench).


A Guide to War Publications of the First & Second World War is devoted to the printed ephemera that was designed to educate, instruct, inform, and entertain during the first and second World Wars. This includes soldiers' Field Regulations, updates airmen received about airborne early warnings, bomb sights, and radio navigation, and materials sailors were given to help them identify enemy aircraft and operate new weapons on submarines.


This comprehensive guide illustrates the large amount of material produced during the war by looking at encouraging wartime sayings such as: "Go To IT!," "Come Into The Factories," "Keep Calm and Carry On," "Dig for Victory," "Lend A Hand on the Land," and "Walk When You Can." While showing how other messages warned of consequences to irresponsible behavior: "Careless Talk Cost Lives," "Loose Lips Sink Ships," "Keep It Under Your Hat," and "Be Like Dad, Keep Mum." Arthur Ward gives information on what propaganda was produced, what items are still available and where to find them, and how to conserve and store vintage printed items.

ISBN:
9781473852891
9781473852891
Category:
Second World War
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
20-02-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
Pen & Sword Military
Arthur Ward

Arthur was only six years old when he moved with his family from the UK to Hong Kong, where his father, a soldier in the British Army, was posted. Whilst overseas Arthur was introduced to GI Joe (its British counterpart, Action Man, had yet to debut in the UK). The toy was a revelation.

The author's love of action figures can be traced back to this moment. After graduating from art college and commencing a career in design and marketing, Arthur's early love of both action figures and plastic kits refused to diminish and he began to collect early examples of both, writing books about Airfix and 'TV generation' toys along the way.

An inveterate collector and co-founder with the later Peter Donaldson, 'the voice of Radio 4', of Collectingfriends.com, he secured a Guinness World Record for the Spitfix! model-making marathon. Arthur has also appeared on TV on programmes such as Collector's Lot and James May's Toy Stories.

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